| abrupt |
sudden and not expected. |
| arid |
extremely dry, especially from lack of rainfall. |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| chronology |
the order of events in time. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| ego |
one's feeling about oneself, especially in comparison with other people. |
| emigrate |
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| execute |
to do or carry out; to make (something) become a reality. |
| intellectual |
of or having to do with the intellect. |
| perception |
the ability to become aware of or know through the senses. |
| sovereign |
having independent government. |
| supplementary |
additional; extra. |