| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| commute |
to ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| lush |
growing thick and healthy. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| revival |
the act or process of renewing or reviving. |
| sculpture |
an object of art or craft made by carving, chiseling, or molding. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |
| termination |
the act or an instance of ending, or the fact or condition of being ended. |
| understandable |
able to be tolerated or sympathized with. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. |