| Term | Definition |
|---|
| aberrant | abnormal |
| account for | explain |
| adjacent | nearby |
| advent | beginning |
| akin to | similar to |
| allegiance | royalty |
| anarchy | disorder |
| apparatus | equipment |
| application | use |
| archaic | classic, antiquated |
| arduous | difficult, toilsome |
| assessment | evaluation |
| assimiliate | absorb |
| attainment | achievement, accomplishment |
| belch | suddenly emit |
| boon | benefit, blessing |
| bustling | lively, noisy |
| chancy | risky |
| channel | direct, steer |
| cite | quote, refer to |
| concur | agree, consent |
| configuration | form, conformation |
| conjecture | surmise |
| consensus | agreement |
| consequent | resultant |
| conspicuous | noticeable, striking |
| copious | plentiful, ample |
| despondent | unhappy, downhearted |
| diffuse | spread |
| diminutive | small |
| disband | dismiss, break up, dissolve |
| dismantle | take apart |
| distort | misinterpret, twist, falsify |
| eccentric | unusual, strange |
| ecelectic | various, selecting |
| eerie | odd |
| elongate | lengthen |
| embark on | start on , to get off the ground |
| embed | insert |
| eminently | distinguishedly |
| encompass | include |
| endow | provide, supply |
| engender | cause, stir up |
| ephemeral | short-lived, transitory |
| epitomize | sum up |
| erratic | unpredictable, capricious |
| evacuate | empty, remove |
| exposed | visible, uncovered |
| exude | come out, emit |
| fabricate | produce |
| fashion | way, method |
| forage for | search for |
| gather momentum | make progress |
| gratify | satisfy |
| stress | emphasize |
| immeasurably | greatly |
| immerse | devote |
| impart | give, bestow |
| impediment | obstruction, hindrance |
| impending | approaching |
| inclement | unfavorable, severe |
| inclination | tendency |
| incompatible | unsuited |
| indispensable | necessary, requisite |
| inherent | innate |
| instructive | informative |
| intangible | immaterial |
| intimate | close |
| intriguing | fascinating |
| irrevocable | unalterable |
| lucrative | profitable |
| mandate | order, command |
| menace | threaten |
| minutely | in detail |
| momentous | vital, crucial |
| mundane | earthly, secular, temporal |
| norm | rule |
| obscured | hidden |
| offset | balance, counteract |
| palatial | grand, magnificent |
| paramount | supreme |
| partake | share |
| perpetually | continually |
| pertinent | relevant, appriporiate |
| phenomenal | extraordinary |
| plausible | possible |
| precarious | unstable, uncertain |
| precipitate | bring about, hasten |
| pristine | pure |
| prohibitive | unaffordable, too expensive |
| provoke | incite, irritate |
| relics | remains |
| resilient | recovering readily, flexible |
| rudimentary | primitive |
| ruthless | without mercy |
| secrete | produce, generate |
| size up | evaluate |
| spearhead | lead, pioneer |
| sporadic | occasional, intermittent |
| surveilance | observation |
| synthesis | combination |
| tentatively | uncertainly |
| threshold | beginning |
| utterly | completely |
| verge | border, come close to |
| vigor | energy, power |
| wrought | created |
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