| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| expansion |
the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| integration |
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole. |
| mistaken |
being an error. |
| mortality |
the quality or state of being destined to die. |
| oppose |
to think, act, or be against; resist. |
| outrageous |
extremely wrong or harmful. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| proposal |
a suggested plan. |
| selective |
very careful in choosing. |
| smirk |
to smile in a self-satisfied, offensively knowing, or self-conscious way. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |