| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| discernment |
the ability to keenly perceive and judge. |
| disposable |
meant to be thrown out after use. |
| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usually mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| fascination |
the condition of having one's attention aroused and held, as by charm, beauty, or extreme interest. |
| hue |
a particular color, such as sky blue; shade. |
| import |
something that is brought in from another country and usually sold as merchandise. |
| menace |
that which presents a danger or threat. |
| multitude |
a large number of people, animals, or things. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| purely |
just; absolutely. |
| rout1 |
a confused retreat of troops after they have been beaten. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |