| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| compact1 |
to pack closely and tightly together. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| dominate |
to control by the use of power; rule. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| generate |
to bring into being or to produce. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| maneuver |
to move to a desired position or goal using strategy or skill. |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. |
| random |
made or done without purpose or pattern; made or done by chance. |
| recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
| rueful |
feeling, showing, or causing regret or sorrow. |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| virtual |
not actually being true or real, but seeming to be, or having the same result as if true or real. |