| abnormal |
not normal or usual. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| expedite |
to send off, facilitate the progress of, or accomplish with speed and efficiency. |
| partial |
not complete. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| quirky |
characterized by oddities or peculiarities. |
| restrain |
to hold back or control. |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| safeguard |
a person, thing, or action that gives protection; a way of making sure that something is safe. |
| sophistication |
the quality or condition of having worldly knowledge, elegant refinement, or technological complexity. |
| splendor |
grandeur or magnificence. |
| stabilize |
to become steady, firm, unwavering, or fixed. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |