| autonomy |
freedom and independence; self-governance. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| depress |
to cause to be unhappy or in low spirits. |
| duplicate |
something that is an exact copy of something else. |
| eccentric |
not behaving or thinking in an ordinary or accepted way; odd; peculiar. |
| impudent |
not showing respect; bold and rude. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| prophesy |
to foretell or reveal, especially under divine inspiration. |
| prosperity |
the state of being wealthy and successful. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |
| velocity |
speed. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |