| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| enfranchise |
to give the rights of a citizen to, especially the right to vote. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| harmonious |
characterized by agreement or accord. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| metabolism |
the processes in plants and animals by which food is changed into energy or used to make cells and tissues. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| vivacious |
full of life and spirit; animated. |