| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| exempt |
to free from something that others are always required to do; excuse. |
| futile |
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. |
| inscribe |
to write by carving. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| oust |
to force out; expel. |
| prescribe |
to order or suggest as a medicine. |
| rebel |
one who fights against or does not obey authority. |
| recognition |
the act of realizing that one knows someone or something. |
| scoff |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at"). |
| stimulate |
to bring about to activity or action. |
| swarm |
to come together or move as a large group or mass. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |