Lesson 13
transient 	moving around a lot
nomad 	person who moves constantly from place to place, with no fixed home
utilitarian 	designed more to be practical than beautiful
precarious 	dangerous and unstable
temerity 	reckless confidence 
jeopardy 	danger
fugitive 	someone who is escaping the law
diaspora 	an ethnic or cultural group that is spread out through various parts of the world
tedious 	boring and repetitive
encroach 	to intrude gradually
expedition 	a trip made by a group for a specific purpose (to explore, to battle, etc.) 
excursion 	a short trip to a place and back
immigrate 	to move to and settle in a new country 
emigrate 	to leave a country, especially your native one 
ruminate  	to think carefully and at length about something
contemplate 	to think carefully 
delve 	to dive into; to investigate thoroughly 
ascertain 	to decide with certainty 
evince 	to show a feeling or characteristic clearly
distinguish 	to tell something apart from something else
alien 	foreign
diverge 	to split up and go in different directions
utopia 	an ideal, perfect, and harmonious place 
proximity 	closeness
reconnoiter 	to explore a place to gather information
sequester 	to keep in an isolated place
abnegate 	give up something 
ascetic 	living without any worldly possessions and practicing self-denial
propel 	to push forward forcefully
ambulatory 	having to do with walking
circumambulate 	to walk around something
traverse 	to cover a particular amount of space
gallivant 	to travel joyfully
meander 	to move slowly and without purpose
traipse 	to walk casually and heavily 
amble 	to walk casually and slowly 
careen 	to move at top speed
peregrination 	a long journey 
stagnate 	to weaken and become stale from staying in one place
precipice 	a high, dangerous rock face
quagmire 	a sticky, boggy area
quay 	a platform that runs along a harbor, for loading and unloading boats
agriculture  	the science of farming
agrarian 	having to do with farming and land
arable 	suitable for farming
arid 	very dry
parched 	very dry; very thirsty
terrestrial 	having to do with the earth
extraterrestrial 	coming from a place other than planet Earth
aerial 	having to do with the air or sky
arboreal 	having to do with trees

Lesson 14
inopportune 	coming at a bad time 
atrophy 	to weaken from disuse
debilitate 	to weaken 
diminution 	a shrinking or reduction
abject 	no hope of relief
contagion 	an illness that spreads from one person to another
emollient 	a cream 
unguent 	a healing ointment
malaise 	a general feeling of sickness.
inoculate 	to make immune to a disease
pathology 	the study of diseases 
recuperate 	to recover from illness or injury
abate 	to ease, to lessen. 
subside 	to become less active or intense.
decrepit 	old and worn out
formulate 	to plan carefully and in detail
accomplice 	someone who knowingly helps another person commit a crime
abet 	to help someone, especially in doing something illegal
fraught 	full of nervous anxiety; filled with dangers or complications
momentous 	extremely important, especially in terms of its effect on future events
clandestine 	secret, often illegal
discreet 	done without being noticed; modest 
surreptitious 	done sneakily 
connive 	to secretly plot to do something, usually something illegal
machination 	a cunning or complicated plot designed to achieve something particular
contrivance 	something cunning done to accomplish something
ruse 	a trick designed to fool someone
gory 	disgusting, bloody
macabre 	including dark, horrific elements and concerned with themes of death
sordid 	dirty, depressing 
squeamish 	easily disgusted or shocked
defenestration 	throwing someone out of a window
disarticulation 	separating at the joints
decapitation 	cutting someone's head off 
dismemberment 	cutting someone's limbs off, tearing into pieces
gorge 	to greedily eat excessive amounts of something
carnivorous 	eating meat 
cannibal 	a human who eats other human beings
carcass 	dead body
supine 	lying on the back
rigor mortis 	when a dead body goes stiff
lupine 	having to do with wolves
sanguinary 	having to do with blood