Based on the sentences below, what does "saffron" mean? "But high up, their tops were green and caught the saffron light of the west. He remembered that when a boy, he had thought there was nothing more beautiful than the evening sunshine falling athwart the dark green fir boughs on the hills."

Which phrase from the sentence below, helps the reader determine the meaning of the word 'subtle'? "Another more subtle change that is occurring, according to scientists, is the slow expansion of the entire island toward the mainland as winds and storms deposit sand on the island's west side."

What does the author mean by linguistic as used in the sentence below? "We hang on to many of our oddest spellings because, for one thing, they reflect the English language's far-reaching linguistic ancestry."

In the sentences below, what does "impressive" mean? "Anna Maria spent the next day sightseeing. She visited beautiful parks, an impressive monument of the 1989 revolution, and an estate of a Romanian artist."

What word could replace enlivens in the sentence below? "Outdoor art enlivens every step down from the aquarium to the art museum."

In paragraph 3, what does the word "cascade" mean?