Dystopia
An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad.
Persistence
Firmly continuing in a course of action despite of difficulty.
Fanaticism
Fierce obsession with something.
Hyperempathy
(Term specific to book.) The ability to relate to people to the point where one literally feels their pain as her own.
Wino
A homeless alcoholic.
Neurotransmitter
Chemicals in the brain that transmit signals from one neuron to another.
Reservoir
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Sanctimonious
Making a show of being morally superior to other people; being self-righteous.
Prenatal
Before birth; during or relating to pregnancy.
Polygynous
A form of marriage in which a man has more than one wife.
Cholera
A bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea.
Sanitation
Conditions relating to public health, especially clean drinking water and sewage disposal.
Brethren
An old-fashioned plural form of 'brother'.
Monopoly
Exclusive possession or control of supply or trade.
Canteen
A small water bottle.
Monotone
A flat sound that does not change in pitch.
Prosperous
Successful; wealthy.
Desalination
A process that removes salt and other minerals from seawater, making it drinkable.
Importunate
Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance.
Pyro
(Usage specific to book.) Individuals addicted to a drug that causes them to light fires.
Entropy
Lack of order or predictability; slow decline into disorder.
Cauterize
To burn the skin or flesh of a wound with a heated instrument.
