| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| clinical |
of or related to direct observation and treatment of patients, as opposed to theory or laboratory research. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| forsake |
to leave or desert. |
| laden |
filled with a great weight. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| reasonable |
using good sense and clear thinking. |
| resolve |
to decide firmly and sincerely to do something or that something shall be done. |
| resumption |
the act or fact of starting again or continuing following a pause or interruption. |
| technique |
the particular method or way of doing or performing something. |