indigenous
Relating to the original native inhabitants and culture of any geographic region
eloquent
Fluent and articulate in the expression of language, ideas, or concepts.
adventitious
Taking advantage of a fortuitous circumstance.
diametrically
Representing the exact opposite in comparison to another entity.
umbilicus
Another word for navel or bellybutton.
escarpment
A steep embankment or fortified ridge.
carrion
The leftover carcass of a dead animal before decomposition.
epiphany
A sudden realization that hits like a bolt from the blue.
quiescent
A state of restful inaction.
transfixed
Entranced or mesmerized by another person, object or event.
flocculate
To gather loosely together.
ubiquitous
A state of being everywhere or, more usually, seeming to be so.
topography
The surface elements of a geographic area.
reciprocity
The act of mutual exchange in which one gives something which equivalent in value to what one has taken.
propagation
The act of spreading through generation or production or the dissemination of that which has already been generated or produced.
dualism
A philosophy that everything exists in a state of antagonistic pairings such as if there is a good then by definition there must also be an equal evil.
resurgence
An act in which something thought to have been vanquished or become dormant rises against.
sustainable
That which can be produced or reproduced for an extended or indefinite period of time.
bedazzled
Knocked temporarily senseless by an overwhelming visual image.
monoculture
Any culture lacking diversity and based upon a singularly held conventions and beliefs.
