| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| chaff |
the husks separated from grain by threshing. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| convenience |
the quality of being useful or handy for someone's purpose or need. |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| guilt |
the fact of having done something wrong or having broken a law. |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| pinpoint |
to find or explain exactly. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| revisit |
to visit or go to again, especially with the intent to examine something or to relive an important experience. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |