| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| backlash |
a strong reaction against some prior development, especially political or social change. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |