| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| borne |
past participle of "bear1" with meaning connected with carrying, supporting, or enduring. |
| compulsory |
required or necessary. |
| cosmos |
the universe considered as a whole. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| gripe |
(informal) to complain continually; nag; grumble. |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| partial |
not complete. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| rejoice |
to be full of joy or show great pleasure (sometimes followed by "in"). |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |
| vector |
a mathematical expression of direction and magnitude, usually represented by an arrow pointing to the particular direction, with a length proportional to the magnitude. |