| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. |
| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| debut |
a person's first appearance on stage, in concert, or on film. |
| embitter |
to make bitter the feelings or attitude of (someone). |
| innovate |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes. |
| kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
| rational |
based on sound reasoning; sensible. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| squander |
to spend or expend (money, time, or effort) wastefully. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. |