| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| integral |
being an essential part of the whole. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion. |