| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| reprieve |
to release (someone) temporarily or permanently from planned or impending punishment, pain, or difficulty. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |