| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |