| covet | long for with envy |
| teeter | rock |
| lurid | vivid or harsh |
| dominate | rule |
| dethronement | act of ousting |
| exuberance | excitement |
| succumb | yield |
| circuitously | indirectly |
| singularly | uniquely |
| dexterous | skillful |
| cell | small unit |
| organelles | tiny organs |
| cell wall | outermost boundary of a cell |
| nucleus | center of a cell |
| chromosomes | carries the traits of a cells |