| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| adjunct |
attached or connected but not fully integrated; supplementary; subordinate. |
| amid |
among or surrounded by. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| intensify |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| rejoice |
to be full of joy or show great pleasure (sometimes followed by "in"). |
| resent |
to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair. |
| speculate |
to make guesses or wonder about something (often followed by "on" or "about"). |
| tranquillity |
the condition or quality of being peaceful, untroubled, or calm; serenity. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| withdrawn |
emotionally distant or unresponsive. |