| acute |
sharp; severe. |
| allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| contrast |
to compare in order to make differences clear. |
| doctrine |
a belief or set of beliefs held by a religion, government, or other group. |
| fundamental |
basic; central; serving as a foundation. |
| futile |
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. |
| harmonize |
to bring into agreement or cause to combine pleasantly or satisfactorily. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| propose |
to present or suggest as an idea to be considered. |
| scathe |
to injure with criticism. |
| valve |
a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or tube. |