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site

place or plot of land where something was, is, or is to be located

situate

to place in a certain spot, locate

situation

location, position; a state of affairs, circumstance; a job

genealogy

record of one's ancestry; a family history

genteel

well-bred; refined and polite in manner

gentle

of good family, well-born; not harsh, severe or violent

insulate

to detach, isolate

insulation

a separator

insular

like an island

insulin

pancreatic hormone that controls blood glucose level

isolate

to separate from a group or whole & set apart; to place in quarantine

mores

customs & rules of a particular social group

moral

concerned with discerning or teaching what is god & evil; in accordance with, established standards of good behaviour, principal taught by a story or event

morale

state of mind of an individual or group in regard to confidence

morose

sullenly melancholy, sorrowful

mundane

of this world, worldly; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

orient

the East, where the sun rises

orient

to make familiar or

acquainted with a place or situation

origin

primary source or cause; parentage, ancestry

original

initial, first; fresh & unusual, new; creative, inventive

aboriginal

"from the beginning": native, indigenous

abort

to terminate prematurely, as a plan or a pregnancy

piscine

of, pertaining to, or like a fish

solar

of, involving, caused by or affecting the sun

solarium

room, gallery or porch exposed to the sun

solstice

either of 2 times of the year when the sun reaches an

extreme of its northward or southward motion, in summer & winter

parasol

light usu. small umbrella carried for shade

occupy

o seize possession of & maintain control over; to fill or take up time or space; to dwell or reside in; to engage in or busy oneself with

occupation

job, career; invasion, conquest, & control by a foreign power

aspect

appearance, air; element, facet; position, side, face

benign

benign: "well-born": gentle, kindly

congenital

having a particular trait from birth, or by firmly established habit

degenerate

to deteriorate, decay; adj. or n., morally degraded or deviant

engender

to cause or give rise to, as a feeling, situation, condition, etc.

gender

classification of sex; gram., M, F, or N

generate

to cause to arise or come about; to produce

general

applicable to or involving the whole or every member of a group; widespread, prevalent; not precise or detailed

genitive

a case of nouns/pronouns/adjectives indicating production, origin, or close

association of a noun with another noun

indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

ingenious

showing special skill in creating or devising; creative; showing originality & resourcefulness

ingenuity

inventive skill or imagination; cleverness

malign

"ill-born": evil in nature or effect; malevolent; v., to speak about [someone] in a spitefully critical manner, slander, vilify

progeny

descendant[s] of a person/animal/plant; offspring

progenitor

a person/thing from which a person/animal/plant is descended or originates, an ancestor or parent

regenerate

bring into renewed existence; to regrow or replace

progenitor

a person/thing from which a person/animal/plant is descended or originates,

an ancestor or parent

invent

to conceive of or devise first, originate; to fabricate, make up

inventor

one who invents); invention n., that which is invented

promise

"send forth": declaration of assurance that one will or will not do something; indication of something forthcoming, esp. future success

promising

likely to excel, succeed or develop in a desirable manner, propitious

annual

occurring once a year or every year; a plant that lives one year

annals

chronological record of the events of successive years; historical record

biannual

semiannual, occurring twice a year

biennial

happening every 2 years, lasting or living for 2 years; a plant with a two-year life cycle

anniversary

yearly recurrence of the date of an event

perennial

lasting many years; lasting indefinitely, perpetual; continually recurring; a plant that lives many years

Ag

chemical symbol for silver, argentum

Argentina

"silvery": a republic occuping much of the southern part of South America

argent

silver, silvery, white

Au

chemical symbol for gold, aurum

oriole

songbird with bright orange / yellow & black plumage

aureole

a halo, golden ring

custodian

one who has charge of something, caretaker; a janitor

custody

act / right of caring for or guarding; condition of being detained & guarded

filan

at the end, last

finite

having an end, exhaustible, limited,

finish

the end, to complete, put an end to; to perfect, refine

fine

of superior quality

confine

to limit in area, extent or manner; to imprison

define

to specify, to delineate specifically, set limits on

refine

to free from coarse characteristics, purify; to improve

litigate

to go to law, be a party to a lawsuit; to take (a claim/dispute) to a court of law

vest:

sleeveless garment, fastened in front; to clothe or dress, esp. in formal religious dress; v., to place in the possession of; to invest with power or authority

vestment

garment, esp. robe/gown indicating office; ritual robes of the clergy

vested

having power/authority; given into the possession of

vestry

room in church where vestments & sacred objects are stored

vesture

clothing, apparel; something that covers or cloaks

divest

to strip, as of clothes; to deprive, as of rights, dispossess

investiture

travesty, grotesque imitation, mockery

invest

to commit in order to gain profit or interest; to spend/utilize for future benefit; to endow with rank, authority, or power; to install in office

vocal

of or pertaining to the voice

vociferous

"voice bearing": making an outcry, clamorous

vocabulary

all the words of a language, person, or group

vouch

to voice a personal guarantee; to verify, supply evidence

vowel

voiced speech sound made by free passage of breath

equivocal: ambiguous; questionable, inconclusive

unequivocal

not open to doubt or misunderstanding, clear

equivocate

to use ambiguous or evasive language; to hedge

altitude

height relative to some reference, usu. sea level

altimeter

device used to measure altitude

alto

a "deep" female singing voice

exalt

to raise in position, status, etc., to elevate; to glorify, praise

altar

elevated structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted

brief

short in extent or duration; condensed, concise; n., short statement, esp. of a

legal case or argument

brevity

briefness of duration; concise expression, terseness