Monday, March 3, 2008

Vocab

Scuttlebutt -An open cask of drinking water.
Bulwark -Any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need
Hubris -Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
Dearth -An inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
Deference-Respectful submission
Emulate -to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
Imitate -To follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example
Mimic -To imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
Endemic- Belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place
Aborigine- One of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
Inchoate - Not yet completed or fully developed
Precursor-A person or thing that precedes
volatile- Tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive

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