| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| euphemism |
the word or expression so substituted. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| hedonist |
one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| inherent |
existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature; innate; intrinsic. |
| insurrection |
an act or instance of open rebellion against a government or other authority; uprising. |
| orientation |
the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |