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