| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| centennial |
having to do with a one hundredth anniversary. |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| superfluous |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |
| winsome |
attractive or charming. |