reify: make (something abstract) more concrete or real.
gnarly: twisted with or as if with gnarls or knots; gnarled:
horticulture: the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
paraplegic: (adj.) affected by or relating to paralysis of the legs and lower body. (noun) a person affected by paralysis of the legs and lower body.
usurp: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force; take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.
exuberant: filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
shunt: push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the mainline to a siding or from one track to another;
provide (an electrical current) with a conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of the current may be diverted.