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transition process of change

adversary enemy, opponent

sap weaken

decline fall, weakening

discord disagreement

grievance complaint

recriminations criticizing someone who has criticized you

reaffirm state something again

peril danger, risk

charter official document describing laws and rights

peoples nations

sturdy strong

emanate from come from

forge develop, create

waver hesitate, weaken

precious valuable

raw very sore, painful

faction minority group

stand pat remain unchanged

wield use

harness control and make use of

mutual shared

deceit dishonesty, tricking people

dissent strong disagreement with general opinion

pledge promise

embody be a symbol of

nurture take care of

outcome final result

as it were in a way, so to speak

rationalism the belief in reason and logic

horrendous terrible

spirituality beliefs connected with the human spirit

dogma blind/unquestioning faith in a certain (set of) principles

exotic foreign

renowned famous

pamphlet very thin book, brochure

vast very large

visage face, facial expression

frown moving together of the eyebrows to show worry, irritation or concentration

stamped on imprinted on

mock make fun of, tease

boundless without an end

rehydrate restore water (to the body)

restorative making you feel strong and healthy

pending until, awaiting

flare make/become wider

despot tyrant

lunar relating to the moon

coast move without using power

launch set in motion; send into space

nutritionist expert on the science of food

accommodating helpful, easy to work with

steer young male cow raised for beef

derive get, obtain

jettison throw away

envision imagine

enrich make better by adding something

balk at refuse to do something

edible can be eaten

palatable pleasant to taste

constituent part, component

ominous indicating that something bad might happen

ill advised not sensible or wise

cache a (hidden) store of things

seal shut, close (up)

hull body, exterior (part)

initially at first, in the beginning

jarring upsetting, disturbing

advent (of) arrival, coming into existence

metabolism chemical process in the body that makes food become energy

hypothermia a state in which body temperature has become dangerously low

tissue a group of cells in the body

replicate copy, reproduce

conclusive final, convincing

nutrient a substance that the body needs to live and grow

depression low activity

induce cause something to happen

novel new and original

dissect analyse in detail

circuit network, pathway

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