| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| climax |
the most exciting or interesting point in a series of events. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
| functional |
serving a purpose or able to serve the intended purpose. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. |
| molecule |
the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. A molecule is made up of a single atom or group of atoms. |
| naval |
having to do with a navy or its ships. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| sector |
an identifiable segment or part of a landscape, area, society, political system, or the like. |