Vocab #5

Rudimentary

Basic or undeveloped, lacking complexity or sophistication.

Cultivate

To develop; to prepare and use land for crops or gardening or to promote growth.

Capitulate

To cease resisting or fighting; to admit defeat or accept an unfavorable outcome.

Dynamic

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

Acquire

To buy or obtain an object or asset.

Contemplate

To think deeply or carefully about something.

Alleviate

To make suffering less severe.

Vigor

Physical or mental strength, energy, or vitality.

Satire

A literary or artistic work that uses irony, humor, or exaggeration to criticize or mock.

Colonial

Relating to the control exerted by one country over another as a colony.

Aboriginal

Being the first inhabitants of a region.

Conceal

To hide or keep something or someone from being seen, discovered, or known.

Inconsequential

Not important or significant.

Whimsical

Playfully quaint or fanciful, having a sense of unpredictable or fantastical charm.

Chronicle

A factual written account of important events.

Foster

To encourage the development of something, especially something desirable.

Invasive

Tending to spread prolifically and undesirably or harmfully.

Infamy

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

Facetious

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Intrigue

To arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.