| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality. |
| edict |
an order or decree proclaimed by a ruler or other of high authority. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |