| adjourn |
to stop the process of a formal meeting or court session, often with the intention of starting again at another time. |
| arc |
any curved line; anything shaped like a bow or curve. |
| compel |
to force or drive to do something. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| fad |
something that is liked by many people for a short amount of time. |
| famine |
a great lack of food over a wide area. |
| flux |
a state of continuous change or movement. |
| furnish |
to supply with furniture. |
| originate |
to start or come into being. |
| overhaul |
to go over carefully, taking apart as necessary and making all needed repairs. |
| pact |
an agreement or a sworn promise. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| rebellion |
an armed fight against one's government; uprising. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |