| Accedes, acquiesces |
ASSENTS |
| Acquiring skill or knowledge |
LEARNING |
| Augment, expand |
INCREASE |
| Breathe in |
INHALE |
| Calculate roughly |
ESTIMATE |
| Change for the better |
REFORM |
| Chose |
SELECTED |
| Composition for an orchestra |
SYMPHONY |
| Died back |
ABATED |
| Encroachment |
INROAD |
| First letters and first cities |
CAPITALS |
| Flat highland |
PLATEAU |
| Hired |
EMPLOYED |
| Inclination, disposition |
TENDENCY |
| land masses surrounded by water |
ISLANDS |
| Lusterless or uninteresting |
DULL |
