| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| chronology |
the order of events in time. |
| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| embodiment |
a person or thing that perfectly represents some principle, spirit, or the like; incarnation. |
| experiment |
to explore by trying different things. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| limitation |
that which confines or restricts. |
| lust |
a strong desire for something (usually followed by "for"). |
| mitigate |
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of. |
| pious |
showing love for a god or gods in thought and action; religious. |
| quagmire |
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |
| transformative |
effecting a significant change in the nature, character, or behavior of a person or group. |