| administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. |
| breakthrough |
an important discovery in a particular field that encourages an acceleration in knowledge or expertise. |
| cannibal |
an animal that eats its own species. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| extremist |
a person who takes a radical stand and encourages radical action or thinking, especially in politics. |
| historian |
one who writes about or is an expert on history. |
| indulgence |
the act of yielding to or gratifying a desire or appetite. |
| interaction |
action of one upon another or others; action in response to others; influence, or effect. |
| nauseate |
to cause disgust or repugnance in. |
| notorious |
known for something bad. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
| psychology |
the study or science of the mind and of the ways that people feel and act. |
| regulate |
to control by rules or a method. |
| sophisticated |
having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience; not ignorant or simple. |