acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
affluence |
material wealth. |
bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
humility |
the quality or state of being humble; modesty about one's status or accomplishments. |
malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
profuse |
great in amount or number. |
proximity |
the condition, quality, or fact of being near or close; nearness. |
resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
roster |
a list of names of individuals or groups belonging to or participating in an organization, class, military or police unit, or the like. |
skiff |
a small, light boat that may have sails but can be rowed by one oarsman. |
tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |