| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| construct |
to build; put together. |
| contribution |
something that is contributed. |
| covenant |
a usually formal agreement between two or more parties to engage in or refrain from something. |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. |
| engage |
to get or hold the interest of; occupy. |
| hieroglyphic |
a picture or symbol that stands for a word or sound; single hieroglyphic symbol. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| merely |
nothing more than; simply; only. |
| obsess |
to preoccupy the mind or emotions of (someone) excessively or abnormally. |
| replicate |
to repeat or duplicate. |
| resent |
to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| surplus |
the amount that goes beyond what is needed or required; an extra amount. |