| Term | Definition |
|---|
| civilian | person who is not a member of the military, or police, or firefighting forces, person not in the military, police, or fire-fighting force |
| complicated | hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate |
| concur (v) | agree; coincide; be of the same opinion |
| confirm (v) | state or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify |
| confirmation (n) | proof; evidence; verification |
| digress (v) | turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate |
| fragile (adj) | easily broken; breakable; weak; frail |
| galore (adj) | aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant (galore always follows the word it modifies) |
| genuine (adj) | actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authenic |
| hostile (adj) | of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly, inimical |
| impatient (adj) | not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious |
| inter (v) | bury, entomb; put into the earth |
| interment (n) | burial; entombment; sepulture |
| mitigate (v) | make less severe; lessen; alleviate; soften; relieve |
| novice (n) | one who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro |
| original (n) | work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype |
| original (adj) | 1) belonging to the beginning; first; earliest; initial; primary 2) inventive; creative |
| originality (n) | freshness; novelty; inventiveness |
| rarity (n) | something uncommon, infrequent, or rare |
| resume (v) | 1) begin again 2) retake; reoccupy |
| shrink (v) | 1) draw back; recoil; wince 2) become smaller; contract |
| sober (adj) | 1) not drunk; not intoxicated 2) earnest; serious; free from excitement or exaggeration |
| suffice (v) | be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do |
| vacant (adj) | empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used |
| vacancy (n) | unfilled position; unoccupied apartment or room |
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