| anticipate |
to look forward to; expect. |
| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
| concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. |
| correspond |
to write letters. |
| indifference |
lack of interest, especially when interest is called for,expected, or hoped for. |
| inventory |
a complete list of things on hand or in a particular place. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| optimist |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.) |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| rejection |
the act of refusing to accept, take, or believe. |
| seam |
a line formed by sewing two pieces of fabric together. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |