| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| comprehend |
to understand or grasp the meaning of. |
| compute |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. |
| incentive |
something that makes a person want to work or do something. |
| intern |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. |
| limitation |
that which confines or restricts. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| peerless |
having no equal; unmatched in excellence. |
| rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
| relevant |
related to what is being discussed or is presently important. |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |
| thunderous |
producing a sound of or like thunder. |