| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| aggravate |
to make worse. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. |
| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| circuit |
an act of moving or turning around. |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. |
| diversion |
an act or instance of turning aside. |
| eccentric |
not behaving or thinking in an ordinary or accepted way; odd; peculiar. |
| entrepreneur |
someone who assumes the financial risk of beginning and operating one or several businesses. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| proposal |
a suggested plan. |
| regulate |
to control by rules or a method. |
| utilize |
to put to a particular use; use. |