Vocabulary 2

artifact	1. something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially: an object remaining from a particular period 2. something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual 3. a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (as human) agency
wake	n. 1. an annual English parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the church's patron saint 2. the track left by a moving body (as a ship) in a fluid (as water); broadly: a track or path left 3.  as a result of : as a consequence of
superluminal	apparently faster-than-light motion
fiscal	adj 1. of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt 2. of or relating to financial matters n. 1. fiscal year 2. revenue stamp
rave	1. to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium 2. to talk with extreme enthusiasm 3. to move or advance violently : storm
lobby	to conduct activities aimed at influencing public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation
tranche	a division or portion of a pool or whole; specifically : an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations (as securitized mortgage debt) that is differentiated from other issues especially by maturity or rate of return
gumption	1. enterprise, initiative 2. common sense
entrench	1. to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense 2. to place (oneself) in a strong defensive position 3. to establish solidly 4. to cut into : furrow; specifically : to erode downward so as to form a trench
probity	adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness