homework

1. supplant supersede and replace
implant insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) in a person's body, especially by
surgery / establish or fix (an idea) in a person's mind / a thing implanted in
something else
florescence the process of flowering
florid having a red or flushed complexion / elaborately or excessively intricate or
complicated / (of language) using unusual words or complicated rhetorical
constructions / (of a disease or its manifestations) occurring in a fully developed
form
defoliate remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural
purposes or as a military tactic
foliation the process of being split into thin sheets or laminae [a thin layer, plate,
or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material]
herbicide a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted
vegetation
herbivorous feeding on plants
eradicate destroy completely; put an end to
radical (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental
nature of something; far-reaching or thorough / advocating or based on thorough or
complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or
progressive section of a political party / (mathematics or botany) relating to the root
of something
pummel strike repeatedly, typically with the fists
pomade a scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp
nucleus the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group,
forming the basis for its activity and growth
nuclear relating to the nucleus of an atom or a cell / relating to or powered by the
energy released during the fission or fusion of a nucleus
fruition the point at which a plan or project is realized
fructify make (something) fruitful or productive / bear fruit or become productive
disseminate spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely
seminal (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later
developments / relating to or denoting semen or seeds of plants

2. colonize (of a country or its citizens) send a group of settlers to (a place) and
establish political control over it / appropriate (a place or domain) for one's own use
cultivate prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening / try to acquire or
develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill)