| apparatus |
tools or equipment made for a particular task. |
| coincidental |
of two things, occurring at the same time, or having some other correspondence, by chance and not as a result of a cause or motive. |
| congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group; gather. |
| domestic |
of or related to the home or family. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| monarchy |
government by or in the name of a king, queen, or similar ruler, whose power may be strong or limited. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| rustic |
living or happening in the country. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| stimulus |
something that causes or increases action, feeling, or thought. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| vector |
a mathematical expression of direction and magnitude, usually represented by an arrow pointing to the particular direction, with a length proportional to the magnitude. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |