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Adversary
Someone who offers opposition (opposes)
Concoction
the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
Defiance
a hostile challenge
Emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
Falter
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Disdain
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Grueling
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
Apprehensive
Cunning
showing inventiveness and skill
Headway
forward movement
Illuminate
make lighter or brighter
Jargon
technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
Jut
extend out or project in space
Dispel
cause to separate and go in different directions
Obscure
not clearly understood or expressed
Habitation
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
Pristine
immaculately clean and unused
Replenish
fill something that had previously been emptied
Restitution
the act of restoring something to its original state
Scarcity
a small and inadequate amount
Serenity
the absence of mental stress or anxiety
Egregious
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Somber
serious and gloomy in character
Translucent
allowing light to pass through diffusely
Vigilant
carefully observant or attentive