Term: initiation: a formal entry into an organization or position or office
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: dome: a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: petal: part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: ayatollah: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: lipoprotein: a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: sightreader: a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: words: the words that are spoken
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: yardgrass: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: templetonia: genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: aulostomidae: trumpetfishes
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pitcher: the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit