| conformity |
accordance or compliance with a standard or norm. |
| descent |
the act or process of going downward. |
| exquisite |
very beautiful; made in a lovely or delicate way. |
| fundamental |
basic; central; serving as a foundation. |
| harassment |
behavior that threatens, attacks, or offends another person repeatedly. |
| instance |
a case, example or occasion. |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| lurid |
sensational; shocking or dramatic. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| menace |
that which presents a danger or threat. |
| philosophical |
of or pertaining to the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. |
| proliferation |
the act of spreading or multiplying rapidly. |
| strenuous |
marked by great effort or energy; vigorous or zealous. |
| thereby |
as a result of that; by that means. |