| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| concourse |
a large open space, as in a railway station, where many people pass or gather. |
| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| intrepid |
feeling or showing no fear; courageous; bold. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| vacuous |
characterized by lack of intelligence or serious intent; devoid of ideas or emotion. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |