migrant
a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering |
mimic
v. copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
mimicry
n. imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking |
minority
n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group |
miscellaneous
a. mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous |
misleading
a. deceptive; giving the wrong idea or impression |
muster
v. call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up |
mute
a. refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken |
nautical
a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
navigate
v. steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through |
negligible
a. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
nuptial
a. relating to marriage or wedding ceremony |
oasis
n. fertile or green spot in a waste or desert |
oblige
v. force; bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; do a service or favor for |
oblong
a. having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular |
obsess
v. preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone |
obstinate
a. stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
occurrence
n. an event that happens; the action or fact of happening or occurring |
offense
n. act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of law; attacking or assaulting |
onset
n. beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy |
onslaught
n. assault; a fierce or destructive attack |
oppressive
a. unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh |
orchid
n. plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
ordain
v. decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
ornate
a. excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
ostracize
v. exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
outburst
n. an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening |
outcast
a. cast out; degraded; excluded from a society |
outcry
n. strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor |
outlast
v. outlive; live or last longer than |
outlaw
n. person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal |
outrage
n. act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense |
outstrip
v. exceed or surpass; leave behind |
ovation
n. enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome |
overpower
v. overcome by superior force; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
overrun
v. run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow |
oversee
v. supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect |
overshadow
v. throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence |
overt
a. open to view; not secret or hidden |
overwrought
a. extremely disturbed from emotion |
pachyderm
n. any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant |
pandemonium
n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place |
parsimonious
a. excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
pastoral
a. rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
pedestal
n. architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; support or foundation |
perceive
v. become aware of through the senses; detect |
perceptible
a. capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
perpetual
a. everlasting; continuing without interruption |
perpetuate
v. make something last; preserve from extinction |
persuasive
a. capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief |
peruse
v. read or examine, typically with great care |
pervade
v. pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of |
pestilence
n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
pharmaceutical
a. of or pertaining to knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines |
phenomenon
n. appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence |
pilgrim
n. traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee |
pithy
a. precisely meaningful; forceful and brief |
pittance
n. very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money |
pivot
n. the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates; axis; center |
polar
a. pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles |
poll
n. voting; survey; number of votes cast or recorded |
pollination
n. fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another |