| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| currency |
the money that is used in a country. |
| discriminate |
to judge or treat someone unfairly because he or she belongs to a particular group or category of people (usually followed by "against"). |
| familiarity |
knowledge or understanding of a particular thing. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| marketing |
advertising and other activities involved in getting people to buy a product or service from a company. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| plumb |
to examine closely. |
| promote |
to support the growth of or help move forward. |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. |
| 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. |
| zeal |
great enthusiasm for a person or cause. |