| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| cognition |
the mental acts or processes by which knowledge is acquired or processed. |
| cosmos |
the universe considered as a whole. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| infuse |
to fill or inspire. |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| smirk |
to smile in a self-satisfied, offensively knowing, or self-conscious way. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| verbal |
having to do with words. |