| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| domain |
the land owned or under the control of a single ruler or government. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| inappropriate |
not right or proper for the time or place; not appropriate. |
| lexicon |
the set of terms used by an individual, a particular group, or a profession; vocabulary. |
| miserly |
stingy or penurious. |
| motivation |
the condition of being driven or moved to do something by an idea, feeling, or desire. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| presume |
to take for granted; assume. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| transcription |
a written or typed copy of something dictated or heard. |