| allocate |
to assign or set aside (money or other resources) for some specific use. |
| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| conceal |
to hide or keep hidden from sight. |
| dainty |
small, pretty, and delicate. |
| dictator |
a ruler who has total authority. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| illustrate |
to explain or make clear by giving examples. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| outbreak |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| synthetic |
made with chemicals formed in a laboratory instead of something found in nature; man-made; artificial. |
| tact |
the ability to say or do the right thing when dealing with others in a difficult situation. |
| taut |
tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose. |