abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
alias |
a false name used to hide one's real name. |
continuity |
the quality or state of having no breaks or interruptions. |
contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
enumeration |
the act or process of naming or listing one by one. |
injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
latency |
the state of being present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
proposal |
a suggested plan. |
recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
rueful |
feeling, showing, or causing regret or sorrow. |
testify |
to state or affirm as fact or truth, especially under oath. |
tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |
unidentified |
having an unknown or as yet undetermined name or nature; not identified. |