| edifice |
a building, especially a large or impressive structure. |
| inviolate |
not broken, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| materialistic |
being more greatly concerned with things in the world that can be acquired than with spiritual matters or values. |
| multiplicity |
a large number; abundance. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |