| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| amalgamation |
the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things. |
| composite |
made up of several parts. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| larceny |
the stealing of another's personal property; theft. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |