| alleged |
claimed, usually with some amount of evidence, to be as described, although not proven so. |
| ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. |
| chronology |
the order of events in time. |
| citation |
the act of citing or quoting, or the passage or source so cited. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| converse2 |
a thing that is the opposite or the reverse of something else. |
| duct |
a pipe or tube that carries air or liquid. |
| fad |
something that is liked by many people for a short amount of time. |
| falter |
to move, speak, or act in a way that is not sure or not steady; stumble. |
| inappropriate |
not right or proper for the time or place; not appropriate. |
| maelstrom |
a turbulent or overpowering situation. |
| occasional |
happening now and then or not too often. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| replicate |
to repeat or duplicate. |
| tier |
one of several rows or layers placed one above another. |