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Constituent=component

Presumably=probably

potential = possible

harsh = severe

appreciably = significantly

appealing = attractive

rugged = rough

apart from = besides

sheltered = protected

generation = production

acceleration = speeding up

predominantly =mostly

particularly = especially

spurt = sudden increase

era = period

characteristic = identifying

plausible = reasonable

temporarily = briefly

courteous = polite

embraced = adopted