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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 capacity | the maximum production possible. |
| injurious | Tending to cause great harm |
| solidified | to make solid, compact, or hard |
| incapacitate | disable, to make incapable or inelgible |
| ascend | to go up |
| vigilant | watchful; on the lookout for danger |
| descend | to go down |
| quintessence | the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class |
| acme | the highest point (of something). the best or perfect |
| rejoice | feel or show great joy or delight |
| atavistic | tending to resemble a remote ancestry; reversing to a primitive type |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| inception | the beginning of an action or process |
| lofty | of imposing height |
| panoramic | a view of an area in all directions |
| longevity | (n.) long life, long duration, length of life |
| juncture | an event that occurs at a critical time |
| injunction | an order of official warning |
| comprehensive | including all or everything |
| approximate | almost exact or correct |
| descendant | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
| ameliorate | to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming |
| anoint | to appoint |
| meticulous | showing great attention to, marked by precise accordance with details |
| subvert | overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine |
| beleaguered | having a lot of problems |
| fanatic | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
| demagogue | A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| gallant | brave; heroic |
| eloquence | speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful, and persuasive |
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