| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| opalescent |
exhibiting a spectrum of colors or changing colors; iridescent. |
| precipice |
a steep cliff. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| protégé |
a person under the care or sponsorship of an influential patron. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |