Vocabulary Week 6

scuttlebutt -a cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water
bulwark -a wall built for defense
hubris -excessive pride or self-confidence
dearth -famine; an inadequate supply
deference -respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc.
emulate -to tr and equal or excell
imitate -to mim or impersonate
mimic -to be an imitation of
endemic -prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people
aborigine -one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
inchoate -not yet completed or fully developed
precursor -one that precedes another
volatile -tending or threatening to break out into open violence