| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| expatriate |
one who has gone into exile from or renounced allegiance to his or her native land. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| undermine |
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy. |