| actual |
truly existing, or being something that is real or true. |
| complimentary |
expressing or giving praise. |
| indignant |
feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value. |
| kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
| marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
| momentum |
strength of movement. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| regulatory |
pertaining to or having the purpose of making or enforcing rules. |
| rehabilitation |
the act of bringing back to a healthier, stronger, or more socially respectable condition. |
| remnant |
a quantity, piece, or part that is left over or remains. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| tedious |
long and boring; dull; wearisome. |
| tier |
one of several rows or layers placed one above another. |
| veteran |
having gained experience over a long time. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |