| coalition |
an alliance, especially a temporary one, of various factions, parties, or nations. |
| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| debris |
scattered pieces left after something has been destroyed. |
| discharge |
to shoot or fire off. |
| disposal |
a giving away or a getting rid of something. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| ideological |
of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution. |
| institute |
to bring into being or set in operation. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| off-key |
not on the right musical note or pitch; flat or sharp. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| presumably |
judging by what may reasonably be guessed or predicted. |
| succession |
the act or process of following or coming after something or someone else. |
| unique |
being the only one of its type; sole; single. |