| acronym |
a word formed by putting together the first letters or parts of a series of words in a longer phrase. |
| audacious |
very bold or adventurous; daring. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| considerably |
to a quite large degree or extent. |
| harmonic |
in music, related to chords, or different notes played simultaneously. |
| interrogate |
to question at length and in a thorough way, often for an official purpose. |
| mandate |
to require by law or because of a vote of the people. |
| populate |
to live in; inhabit. |
| qualify |
to make or be fit for a job or activity. |
| rebuke |
to give a sharp reprimand to; criticize. |
| sane |
sound; reasonable. |
| surplus |
the amount that goes beyond what is needed or required; an extra amount. |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. |