| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| cavil |
to make petty criticisms or objections; carp (usually followed by "at" or "about"). |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| quota |
the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| simplistic |
excessively simplified, as to be unrealistic. |
| trajectory |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, especially the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight. |