Vocabulary: week 7

scuttlebutt -noun - gossip/rumor
"Oh thats just a scuttlebutt that has been spreading around school."

bulwark -noun- to provide defense or protection; fortify with a wall
"The students hid behind the bulwark as the teacher attacked."The United States used the ships as a bulwark for the surrounding border of the country.
hubris -noun- pride or self-confidence; arrogance
"He his not well known for his looks, but his hubris."
dearth -noun- an inadequate supply; shortage
"There is a dearth of good brokers."
There is a dearth of water supply in the desert.
deference -noun- regard to others feelings; respect
"A certain someone lacks deference."
emulate - verb- to copy, or try to become equal
"He emulated his best friend to try to fit in."
imitate -verb- impersonate; to copy; to mimic
mimic -verb- to imitate

Spider man tried to mimic Superman but failed miserably since he did not have the ability to fly.
endemic -restricted to a certain region
"An endemic disease."

aborigine -noun- indigenous people; the natives of a certain region
"The aborigines are indigenous to Australia."
inchoate -adjective- not completed or fully developed; not organized; just started
"His inchoate ideas and plans never progressed."
precursor -noun- an event that foreshadows something to come
"The love letter the man sent was the precursor to their marriage."
volatile -adjective- evaporating rapidly; changing easily from water to vapor
"Perfume is volatile."