| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| amnesia |
partial or complete loss of memory as a result of an injury to the brain, illness, or shock. |
| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| commitment |
a pledge or obligation to fulfill an act or function. |
| consistency |
agreement or similarity between or among different things. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| drastic |
extreme or severe. |
| extravagant |
spending too much; spending in a foolish or careless way. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| integrate |
to bring together and mix into a whole. |
| obstacle |
something that stops forward movement or progress. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |