All terms in this list:

Confederation: In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.

Discord: Lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things.

foresight: The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

menagerie: A collection of live wild animals on exhibition; the enclosure where they are kept

posterity: All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

delegate: a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy

feline: Of, or pertaining to, the cat.

isolation: The state of being isolated, detached, or separated.

phenomenon: An observable fact or occurrence or a kind of observable fact or occurrence.

revelation: The act of revealing or disclosing

Adequate: Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.

descend: To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward

gnarled: knotty and misshapen

inflexible: Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

menace: a perceived threat or danger

advantageous: Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position.

enhance: To lift, raise up.

incite: To rouse, stir up or excite.

inherit: To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

mutual: Having the same relationship, each to each other.