| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| bulwark |
a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart. |
| communicable |
capable of being spread or passed on; contagious. |
| corrugate |
to shape or bend or become shaped or bent into parallel, wavelike ridges and grooves. |
| dialectical |
of or using logical analysis or argument that reveals and resolves opposing ideas or contradictions. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| plagiarize |
to wrongfully and deliberately claim as one's own (the ideas, words, or the like) of someone else. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| suborn |
to induce (someone) to commit a crime or other corrupt deed. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |