| acquisition |
the act or process of obtaining or making one's own. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| disgrace |
loss of respect, honor, or favor; shame. |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that makes someone or something different. |
| executive |
a person who has a managing or directing role in a business or government. |
| manuscript |
a piece of writing prepared by the author before it becomes a printed article or book. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| practical |
having to do with real life and experience rather than theory. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| restrain |
to hold back or control. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| spectacular |
of or having to do with a spectacle; splendid; marvelous. |