| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| agile |
moving quickly and gracefully. |
| anthem |
a song of praise or patriotism. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| data |
facts, figures, or other pieces of information that can be used to learn about something. The word "data" is the plural form of "datum," but is often used with a singular verb. |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| institute |
to bring into being or set in operation. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| overall |
including nearly all; general. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |
| vector |
a mathematical expression of direction and magnitude, usually represented by an arrow pointing to the particular direction, with a length proportional to the magnitude. |