| congressional |
(sometimes capitalized) of or pertaining to a legislative congress, especially the U.S. Congress. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| determinant |
that which is a factor in causing an outcome. |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| harmonize |
to bring into agreement or cause to combine pleasantly or satisfactorily. |
| humanity |
sympathy, concern, or compassion. |
| inaccurate |
not correct, true, or exact. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| nook |
a corner of a room or a small area set off from a main room. |
| prescribe |
to order or suggest as a medicine. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |