| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| charitable |
generous in donations or benevolent actions for needy persons. |
| disdain |
an attitude or display of contempt; scorn. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, especially when combined with richness of decoration or design. |
| elude |
to get away from or avoid by speed or skill. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| fascination |
the condition of having one's attention aroused and held, as by charm, beauty, or extreme interest. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| quantify |
to find or express the number or amount of. |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| specificity |
the quality of being exact, precise, or particular. |
| tedious |
long and boring; dull; wearisome. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |