associate - v. to join or connect together

mission - n. a specific task with which a person or a group is charged

task - n. a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time

consistently - adj. marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity

destabilize - v. to cause (something, such as a government) to be incapable of functioning or surviving

quintessential - adj. perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing

region - n. a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features

type - n. a particular kind, class, or group