| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| approximation |
an estimate; guess. |
| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| assemble |
to gather into a group. |
| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| decree |
an official order or decision by a ruler or government. |
| distribution |
the act of giving out items or portions. |
| expose |
to uncover or reveal. |
| formerly |
in the past; in a time before now. |
| imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| seminar |
a small class at a university, usually for advanced students, for study and discussion. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |
| withdraw |
to take out or away; remove. |