| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| apex |
the highest point; tip. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| coterie |
a small, exclusive group of friends or associates with similar interest or activities; clique. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| inhibit |
to hold back, restrain, prevent, or tend to do so. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| prodigious |
inspiring wonder and admiration; marvelous. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |