| acquisition |
the act or process of obtaining or making one's own. |
| channel |
a long, narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| epidemic |
an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly to many people in one area. |
| fuse2 |
to become merged by or as if by melting together; amalgamate; coalesce. |
| hierarchical |
organized by rank or level. |
| inaugurate |
to start or cause to start formally. |
| insomnia |
difficulty in getting to sleep. |
| ornamental |
of or pertaining to decoration; decorative. |
| paternal |
having to do with or typical of a father. |
| pose |
a fixed position of the body. |
| pregnant |
having one or more young growing within the body of a woman or other female mammal. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |
| speculation |
the act or process of thinking, wondering, or guessing about something. |