| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| resurgent |
surging or rising once again; coming back. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| succulent |
full of juice or sap; juicy. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |
| venerate |
to treat or regard with great respect, honor, or reverence. |