| A | B |
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| Volunteer | d. of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled |
| involuntary | not by one's own choice |
| strand | to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in the middle of nowhere. |
| standards | those morals, ethics, habits, etc., established by authority, custom, or an individual as acceptable: He tried to live up to his father's standards. |
| synthesizes | to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements |
| strategy | a plan, method, or series of maneuvers or stratagems for obtaining a specific goal or result: a strategy for getting ahead in the world. |
| excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. |
| phenomenon | a remarkable or exceptional person;something that is impressive or extraordinary. |
| precedent | any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations. |
| essence | the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy. |
| inexplicable | incapable of being accounted for or explained. |
| apportion | to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men. |
| ichthyologist | the study of the physiology, history, economic importance, etc, of fishes |
| trek | to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty. |
| phosphorescence | a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation producing it has stopped |
