| compulsory |
required or necessary. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| descendant |
one who comes from a given ancestor or ancestors. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| equine |
of or similar to a horse. |
| insulate |
to cover, line, or surround with a material that reduces or stops the movement of heat, electricity, or sound. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| revive |
to bring back into use or popularity. |
| sympathetic |
feeling or showing understanding. |
| synthetic |
made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature; man-made; artificial. |
| trainee |
one who is being taught to do a particular job in a company or trade; apprentice. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |