| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| mote |
a fine particle of dust; speck. |
| nonconformity |
refusal or failure to adjust one's behavior and actions to accord or comply with societal customs, values, or the like. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| postulate |
to assert as something true, especially as a basis for reasoning. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |