| continental |
of or pertaining to the whole of one of the major land masses, such as Europe or South America. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| conventional |
put in place by custom or use; traditional. |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| distribution |
the act of giving out items or portions. |
| exert |
to use or put into action; apply. |
| explicit |
said or written in a clear and direct way. |
| hazy |
marked or clouded by haze; misty. |
| originate |
to start or come into being. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| radical |
having to do with the root or source; basic; fundamental. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| royalty |
a member of a king or queen's family, or all such persons as a group. |
| theory |
a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |