| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| commodity |
something that can be bought and sold. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |