| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| congenital |
existing from birth, but usually not hereditary. |
| congressional |
(sometimes capitalized) of or pertaining to a legislative congress, especially the U.S. Congress. |
| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| delirium |
a temporary state of mental disturbance sometimes caused by high fever, shock, or intoxication, and characterized by confusion, hallucinations, delusions, disturbed speech, and the like. |
| deviation |
difference or divergence, as from a typical pattern, accepted social norms, political orthodoxy, or the like. |
| explicit |
said or written in a clear and direct way. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| momentum |
strength of movement. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| reinforce |
to add strength to or increase the effect of. |
| unexpected |
unforeseen; surprising. |