| barter |
to trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| embrace |
an act or instance of holding someone closely in one's arms; hug. |
| embroil |
to involve in conflict. |
| expel |
to force out or drive out. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| ignite |
to cause to begin burning; set on fire. |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| initiative |
the power, energy, or ability to organize or accomplish something. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. |
| waive |
to forgo or give up (a right, claim, or privilege). |