| align |
to place or arrange in a straight line. |
| allegedly |
according to what has been claimed although not proven. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. |
| disdain |
an attitude or display of contempt; scorn. |
| distribution |
the act of giving out items or portions. |
| intellect |
the ability to reason and understand. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| provoke |
to make angry, annoyed, or emotional; bring to action. |
| recognition |
the act of realizing that one knows someone or something. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| sympathetic |
feeling or showing understanding. |
| tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
| turmoil |
a state of great confusion or anxiety; commotion. |