| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| experimental |
having to do with testing or experiments. |
| fatality |
a sudden or unexpected death. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| hierarchy |
a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| supplement |
something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency. |
| utilize |
to put to a particular use; use. |