Subsidized

to aid or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote.

Innovation

a new way to do something; something new.

Junctures

a point where things are joined, a crossing, a point in time; a crisis point

rivulet

a small stream

retainers

a fee paid in advance for services; a servant an attendant

edifices

a building or structure; especially an imposing or elaborate one.

tawny

brownish yellow

Besieged

to crowd around in order to press with requests, to harass, to beset, to surround in order to capture

Latitude

freedom, scope

vulnerable

easily injured; open to criticism or attack

Autonomy

independence; the condition of having self-government

precariously

unsafe, insecure, uncertain, dangerous

wreaking

inflicting, to express as anger or hatred

devastation

destruction, desolation

perserverance

to act or habit of holding to a course of action or belief; persistence; steadfastness

Inclement

without mercy, harsh or stormy

Facsimile

an exact copy, duplicate, copied exactly

Appease

to soothe or pacify, to satisfy by giving in to demands

Vigilant

alert, watchful, wary

espionage

spying

Beguiled

to cheat or deceive, to mislead by tricking or cheating

Pretext

a false reason concealing a real one; an excuse

Invincible

not to be overcome, inconquerable

Archaic

no longer in general use; oldfashioned, belonging to an earlier period; ancient

Zenith

the highest point of any course or path, peak, the point in the sky directly above an observer.

Conducive

favorable; helpful; tending to promote as a result

Abound

capable of being measured or expressed as a numerical amount

Quantitative

to teem, to exist in large numbers, to have plenty

Erratic

Irregular, not steady, uncertain

Requisite

 a necessity, a requirment; absolutely necessary

Astute

showing keen judgment, shrewd, crafty

Aptitudes