| absurd |
not at all logical; impossible to be true; ridiculous. |
| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| indulge |
to give in to or satisfy a desire, appetite, or whim. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| refund |
to return or pay back. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| specify |
to name or otherwise indicate explicitly. |
| substantial |
considerable; ample. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |
| tamper |
to meddle in something when one is not asked, and so change or damage it (usually followed by "with"). |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |