| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| animate |
to bring to life. |
| commendable |
worthy of notice and praise. |
| consistency |
agreement or similarity between or among different things. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| defect |
a weakness, flaw, or bad quality. |
| duration |
the length of time during which something goes on. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| martial |
having to do with war or military activities. |
| migration |
the act or process of moving to another region to live, especially in a group. |
| regime |
a system of rule or government. |
| significantly |
in an amount or to an extent that is important; considerably. |
| toxicity |
the condition, property, or fact of being poisonous or containing poisonous substances. |
| venom |
the poison that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce. Venom is put into prey by biting or stinging. |
| 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. |