| Actuate | 1. To cause to put into mechaniccal motion. 2. To cause to take action. |
| Brackish | 1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater;salty water. 2. Having an unpleasant taste. |
| Cognitive | 1. Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning. |
| Dissertation | 1.A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree. |
| Dolorous | 1. Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow. |
| Endemic | 1. Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people. |
| Fecund | 1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring. 2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative. |
| Genealogy | 1. the history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories. |
| Inebriated | 1. Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbibing alcohol. |
| Insidious | 1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive. 2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way. |
| Interloper | 1. One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others. |
| Precursor | 1. A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner. |
| Presentiment | 1/A feeling that something is about to occur. |
| Ramificaction | 1. An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting development or consequence. |
| Torpor | 1. A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity. |