| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |