| adaptive |
capable of changing in response to changes in environment. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| bias |
an opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice. |
| bisect |
to cut or split into two equal parts. |
| bypass |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way. |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| destiny |
that which has happened or must happen to someone because of fate or luck. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| institutional |
of, relating to, or resembling an institution or institutions. |
| isolate |
to set apart or separate so as to be alone. |
| isolation |
the act of setting apart, or the state of being set apart from other things or people. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |