| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| caravan |
a band of people traveling together. Caravans are often formed for safety when crossing a remote area like a desert. |
| civilization |
an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records. |
| emotional |
having to do with the feelings, including how one feels about oneself in relation to others. |
| firsthand |
from the source; directly. |
| inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
| integrate |
to bring together and mix into a whole. |
| kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| practitioner |
a person working in a trade, occupation, or profession. |
| reform |
the changing of wrong or bad conditions to make them better. |
| strait |
a narrow body of water between two larger bodies. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |
| valve |
a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or tube. |