adaptation the responsive adjustment of a characteristic or trait to varying

conditions
adult any mature animal
advocate a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; speak, plead, or
argue in favor of
aid the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; help, assist
channel long, narrow furrow; television or radio station; direct the flow of
chemical substance produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or
molecular changes
classical of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of primary
significance; of recognized authority or excellence
comprehensive broad in scope, including all or everything
comprise include or contain; be composed of
confirm establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
contrary a relation of direct opposition
convert change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; person
who has changed political or religious belief
couple a pair who associate with one another; link together
decade a period of 10 years
definite known for certain; precise
deny refuse to accept or believe; declare untrue
differentiate discriminate between things as different and distinct
disposal the act or means of getting rid of something
dynamic expressing action rather than a state of being; active, energetic
eliminate terminate, remove
empirical based on observation or evidence; derived from experiment rather than
theory
equip provide with abilities, tools or understanding
extract deduce or distill; remove; a passage selected from a larger work
file a set of related records kept together; the act of properly placing such
records
finite bounded or limited in magnitude or extent
foundation the lowest support of a structure; fundamental assumptions from which
something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
global involving the entire earth; universal
grade evaluate; assign a rank or rating to
guarantee pledge or promise; a written assurance that some product or service
will be provided or will meet certain specifications
hierarchy the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative
body; ordered groupings within a system
identical having uniform properties or values
ideology ideas that characterize the thinking or policies of a group or nation
infer believe to be the case; conclude by reasoning
innovate create or introduce something new
insert introduce or inject; a folded section placed between the pages of a
publication
intervene get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action; to come between
isolate place or set apart
media plural form of medium; agencies of mass communication, such as newspapers,
magazines, and telecommunications
mode a manner of acting or doing; method; way
paradigm a standard or typical example; the generally accepted perspective of a
particular discipline at a given time
phenomenon a remarkable development, occurrence, or person
priority status determined by importance or urgency; the thing of higher
importance
prohibit forbid, prevent, or disallow
publication the act of issuing printed or digital materials; a copy of such
materials
quote a passage or expression that is cited or repeated; the act of such citation
release the act of liberating someone or something
reverse to turn backward or in the opposite direction; to change to the
contrary
simulate create a representation or model of
sole the underside of the feet or footwear
somewhat to a small degree or extent
submit yield to the will or control of another; present or hand over
successor a thing or person that immediately replaces a predecessor
survive outlive; remain alive after
thesis a primary position taken by a writer or speaker; an unproved statement
put forward as a premise in an argument
topic the subject matter of a conversation, discussion, or essay
transmit send from one person or place to another
ultimate final, best; the last of a series
unique one of a kind, or extremely rare; unequaled; found only in a given
class, place, or situation
visible viewable; perceptible to the eye
voluntary of free will or design; by choice