| authoritative |
accepted as correct and true; reliable as a source of information because said or written by an expert or authority. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| boisterous |
loud, unrestrained, and in high spirits; rowdy. |
| chaotic |
completely disordered or disorganized; in a state of utter confusion. |
| departure |
the act or an occasion of leaving or going away. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| illustrate |
to explain or make clear by giving examples. |
| import |
something that is brought in from another country and usually sold as merchandise. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| pesky |
(informal) pestering or annoying. |
| probe |
an instrument or tool used to explore the shape, condition, or depth of something that cannot be seen directly. |
| projection |
a guess of a future situation based on looking at the present situation. |
| transcend |
to go beyond or rise above (a common limitation). |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |