| adjunct |
attached or connected but not fully integrated; supplementary; subordinate. |
| analysis |
a careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole. |
| approximate |
nearly exact or correct. |
| burly |
having a large, husky, and strong body. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| heroic |
noble and courageous. |
| innovator |
one who proposes or implements new methods, ideas, products, and the like. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| ritual |
a set of actions always done in the same way, often because of custom or tradition. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| satisfactory |
good enough to meet a need or desire. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |