| conservationist |
a person who promotes and encourages preservation, especially of natural resources. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| periphery |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |