| anthropology |
the scientific study of humankind. People who study anthropology learn about the origins and development of human beings and their societies and customs. |
| compulsory |
required or necessary. |
| converge |
to move toward or meet at a common point. |
| crisis |
the point or moment just before a very important change in one direction or another. |
| expectation |
the act of waiting for or looking forward to. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| nonetheless |
despite the foregoing; still; even so. |
| notion |
an idea, opinion, or view. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| subjective |
affected or shaped by personal experience, beliefs, and feelings. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |
| valve |
a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or tube. |
| worthwhile |
valuable enough to be worth doing. |