| aberrant |
straying from what is normal or usual; atypical; anomalous. |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| annexation |
the act of taking and adding (territory) to one's own territory. |
| ascendant |
moving upward; rising. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| mediation |
the act or process of mediating between two disputing or disagreeing parties to bring about a resolution; arbitration. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |