Everest is Not The Only Peak: Glossary

Glossary

virtues         – good qualities

devotion   – loyal commitment towards a particular activity

repel            – hate or detest

cringing    – behaving in an excessively humble or servile way

adore          – worship someone

nourish     – to help the growth and development of someone

summit      – the highest point of a hill or a mountain peak

stoop          – yield or submit, to descend from dignity

competence – the ability to do something efficiently

merit            – the quality of being particularly good or worthy