| concentration |
close attention; focused mental energy. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| consumption |
the act or process of using up or consuming. |
| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| democrat |
a member of the Democratic Party of the United States. |
| environmental |
of or having to do with the surroundings of something, especially the natural surroundings. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| former |
happening in or having to do with the past; previous. |
| legitimate |
allowed by the law or by rules; legal. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| rejection |
the act of refusing to accept, take, or believe. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| technique |
the particular method or way of doing or performing something. |