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expertise

special skill or knowledge

unravelling

explaining or solving something

compactness

being small and neatly arranged

breath-breaking

very long or difficult to say

enlisted

used for a purpose

incongruity

something that does not fit

advent

the arrival of something

unparalleled

having no equal

deceptive

seeming different from the truth

foremost

most important

outlandish

very strange

pale (in significance)

seem much less important

sophistication

being advanced or complex

foragers

people who search for food

exotic

unusual and from far away

configurations

shapes or arrangements

handiwork

something made by someone

manifold

many and varied

hymns of praise

strong admiration

stirrings

small early feelings

haphazard

not planned

thrifty

careful not to waste

cogs and wheels

working parts inside a system

lengthiness

being long

suburban sprawl

large spread-out housing areas

splutters

messy sounds

quick

fine-tuned

carefully adjusted

sleek

smooth and attractive

manifold

resourcefulness

ability to solve problems

subtropical savannah

warm grassy land

exertion

hard physical or mental effort

documentation

written records

magnitude

great size or importance

monstrosity

something very big and strange

renowned

famous

contraption

a strange-looking machine or tool

disclose

to show or tell something

estrangement

feeling distant or separate

distilled

reduced to the main idea

homage

respect or honour

interminable

seeming to never end

ascent

a rise or climb

paradox

something that seems impossible but is true

ingenious

very clever