Alternative. Either one or the other.

Animated. Lively; sparkling; exhilarating.

Apportion. To divide and distribute or assign.

Aptitude. Suited to the work; well adapted.

Betokened. To give a promise or evidence of.

Cardinal. The main feature; the original.

Calcareous. Partaking of lime.

Capillary. That capacity in liquids to cohere to material.

Celerity. Quickly; with speed.

Climax. To bring to a conclusion.

Chaparral. A dense cluster of small trees.

Cooperation. Acting together; in concert.

Concise. Short and to the point.

Cohesive. To stick together; to adhere to each other.

Comprehend. To understand.

Compact. In a small space.

Concentrated. To bring together.

Commotion. Not orderly; violent agitation; tumult.

Cringed. To bow in servility; to wince.

Deterred. Prevented; kept from.

Devoid. To be without; bereft.

Depredations. The act of plundering or laying waste.

Decorum. In an orderly manner.

Demoniacs. Influenced by demons, or possessed with bad spirit.

Detained. Held as a captive.

Deftly. Neat and skillful in action.

Diagonally. Across from corner to corner.

Dismantle. To take apart; to dissever.

Discernible. To see.

Disinfectant. To make germ proof; to make sanitary.

Diversified. A variety; having different qualities; many of the same
kind.

Disclose. To show; to advise or inform.

Doctrine. That which is taught or set forth for belief.

Drones. Those which are not busy, or prone to shirk.

Effusive. Talkative.

Emboldened. One who is encouraged to go forward.

Entrapped. One who is caught by some design on the part of another.

Emotional. An excitement of the mind.

Emaciated. Lean; thin from want of food.

Emulated. To copy after; to take pattern from.

Enumerated. Counted.

Entrancing. To put into a state of delight.

Ethics. The philosophy of morals.

Evolutions. A term employed to show the manner in which soldiers
are trained.

Factor. One of the elements in a problem.

Fantastical. Peculiarly garbed; out of the natural manner.

Fascination. A peculiar drawing to; pleasant attraction.

Function.