| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| counterfeiter |
one who makes fraudulent imitations or copies, especially of money. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| flaunt |
to display ostentatiously; show off. |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| portal |
a doorway or entrance, especially a large and imposing one. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |