| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| cuisine |
a particular type of cooking, especially that of a particular region, or the food in general that is prepared in this way. |
| denude |
to strip bare; remove covering from. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| lineage1 |
descent from or the descendants of a common or particular ancestor or ancestry. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |