| aggregation |
the act of collecting or being collected into a whole or mass. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| elite |
(usually used with a plural verb) the best, taken collectively. |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| mar |
to damage or spoil, especially on the surface or face, but not severely. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| possibility |
something that might happen. |
| previously |
just before another. |
| reconstruction |
the act or result of rebuilding or remaking. |
| revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
| standardize |
to cause to conform to a model or rules. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| vague |
just barely visible or able to be perceived. |
| vital |
having to do with life. |