precipitation	the amount of rain/snow in the given region
to glean	to gather using different sources
to delineate	to portray/ to show sth by drawing it
delineation	an instance of portraying
to retrogress	to get worse, to deteriorate
retrogression	decline/ an instance of returning to the less developed stage
impressionable	easily influenced
confined	not allowed to move freely
perjury	an instance of lying at court
kin	relative
to entail	to follow/ to involve sth
to condone	to overlook/ to forgive
to sustain	to continue to exist
to caress	to touch with love
disdain	contempt