| ambiguity |
uncertainty or vagueness in meaning, intention, or the like. |
| asylum |
a place that offers safety. |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| dainty |
small, pretty, and delicate. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| hence |
from this moment; from now. |
| impact |
the force of two objects hitting or crashing into each other. |
| mistaken |
being an error. |
| perplex |
to puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty in the mind of (a person). |
| poise |
a state or position of balance. |
| temptation |
the condition of being lured or enticed by the possibility of pleasure to do something unwise or wrong. |