| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| annex |
to add or attach to something larger. |
| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| burial |
the act of putting a dead body underground or in the sea. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| conqueror |
one who defeats another. |
| consist |
to be made up or formed (usually followed by "of"). |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| exceed |
to go beyond or do more than. |
| preside |
to act as the one in charge. |
| profile |
an outline or view of something from the side. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals for food. |