| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| subsidiary |
assisting or supplementing. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |