| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usually not hereditary. |
| dispose |
to place or arrange. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| heartland |
a central land area, especially one considered to be economically, politically, or militarily vital to a nation or region. |
| inspire |
to arouse feelings of exaltation in. |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| pedestrian |
a person who is walking. |
| pesky |
(informal) pestering or annoying. |
| random |
made or done without purpose or pattern; made or done by chance. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| thunderous |
producing a sound of or like thunder. |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. |