| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| matriculate |
to enroll or be enrolled in an organization, especially a college or university. |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| piteous |
worthy of or inspiring great sympathy. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |
| virtuoso |
a person who demonstrates exceptional ability, style, or skill, especially in music. |