| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| dissuade |
to urge or convince not to do something. |
| incendiary |
causing or having the potential to cause a fire. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others. |
| semblance |
outward form; appearance. |
| Spartan |
(usually lower case) characterised by simplicity and austerity. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |