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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make something suitable for a particular moment |
| coherent | holding together in an orderly logical or consistent way |
| device | a literary technique used to achieve a certain effect |
| displace | forced to move from one place to another |
| divers | numerous |
| sundry | various or assorted |
| succor | help and comfort |
| tender | to offer or present |
| rendevouz | meeting place |
| sentinels | lookout person or guard |
| circulate | to move or travel around |
| patent | an official document granting ownership |
| project | to communicate or put forth |
| settlement | small community or sparsely populated area |
| divergence | difference or variation |
| ferment | state of violent unpredictable change |
| regimen | system or organized routine behaivior |
| defection | the abandonment of one social or political group for another |
| stoically | without emotion or feeling |
| pristine | pure or unspoiled |
| suplant | to take place of |
| protruding | to stick out or buldge |
| provisions | food supply |
| discord | disagreement or conflict |
| distinction | difference in quality |
| cede | to yield or give away |
| cull | to take from a large quantity |
| factor | component or characteristic |
| predominant | most important or relevant |
| asendancy | rise in power or influence |
| denote | to give name or meaning to |
| circumvent | to bypass or go around |