| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| disclose |
to make known; tell. |
| employ |
to make use of; use. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| essence |
that which makes something what it is; central nature. |
| ethnic |
of or relating to a group of people who share the same culture, race, or nationality. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| inhale |
to breathe in; take in by breathing. |
| integrated |
allowing or having members of equal standing from different ethnic, racial, and religious groups. |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| supplementary |
additional; extra. |