| analysis |
a careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole. |
| arid |
extremely dry, especially from lack of rainfall. |
| bureau |
a chest of drawers. |
| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or account for. |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| mislead |
to guide in a wrong direction. |
| obligate |
to make someone do something because of a law or moral principle. |
| prospective |
likely or expected. |
| purport |
to assert or allege, especially falsely. |
| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| simulate |
to imitate or reproduce the appearance, sound, or other external characteristics or qualities of. |
| skew |
to turn or go off at an angle; swerve. |
| ultimate |
last or farthest in a progression; final. |