| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| autonomy |
freedom and independence; self-governance. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| consistent |
having a regular style or pattern; not changing. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| exceed |
to go beyond or do more than. |
| handicraft |
skill at making things by hand. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. |
| purport |
to assert or allege, especially falsely. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| venom |
the poison that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce. Venom is put into prey by biting or stinging. |