| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| dissociate |
to sever a mental connection between; separate. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |