| acclimate |
to become used to new weather conditions or surroundings. |
| altercation |
a loud or angry argument or quarrel. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| coherent |
lumping, holding, or sticking together. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| posterior |
located behind or toward the back of something. |
| prude |
someone who is extremely or overly concerned with modesty or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |