| assay |
to try out or test. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| consideration |
careful attention or thought. |
| despondent |
low in spirits; unhappy, depressed, or dejected. |
| ensemble |
a group of performers, such as actors or musicians, who perform together. |
| exclusive |
keeping out all others. |
| expedite |
to send off, facilitate the progress of, or accomplish with speed and efficiency. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| obese |
very fat. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| perishable |
likely to spoil or rot in a short time. |
| predictable |
able to be foreseen or anticipated. |
| rejection |
the act of refusing to accept, take, or believe. |
| sovereign |
having independent government. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |