| administrative |
of or pertaining to matters of management or to people involved in the daily running of institutions or businesses. |
| bureau |
a chest of drawers. |
| desirable |
sexually attractive. |
| devout |
devoted to religion. |
| discount |
an amount taken away from the full or regular price or cost. |
| enlighten |
to give information or knowledge to. |
| indefinite |
not certain, not clear, or not having fixed limits. |
| malicious |
having or reflecting a wish to harm. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| prior |
happening earlier in time or sequence. |
| psychologist |
a person who is trained in and works in psychology. |
| purport |
to assert or allege, especially falsely. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |
| subsidize |
to provide financial assistance for; support with money. |