| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| construct |
to build; put together. |
| furtive |
done with or characterized by stealth; surreptitious; sly. |
| hazard |
danger or risk. |
| ignite |
to cause to begin burning; set on fire. |
| interaction |
action of one upon another or others; action in response to others; influence, or effect. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| prosecute |
to begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law. |
| rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
| refuge |
a place that protects from danger or difficulty. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| superb |
of the finest kind or quality. |