| assimilate |
to adapt and conform. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| noxious |
harmful, dangerous, or destructive, especially to health. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |