| Illuminating |
LIGHTING |
| Joined together as one |
UNITED |
| Keep in a good state of repair |
MAINTAIN |
| Legal proceeding |
ACTION |
| Level or smooth |
EVEN |
| Most immature |
YOUNGEST |
| Offered a bid for a contract |
TENDERED |
| Perform surgery |
OPERATE |
| Principal part of a country, not an island |
MAINLAND |
| Relative speed |
RATE |
| Rough outlines |
SKETCHES |
| Sharpness of vision or a quick intelligence |
ACUITY |
| States categorically |
ASSERTS |
| To a high degree |
VERY |
| Turn upside down |
INVERT |
| Unoccupied |
VACANT |