| accompany |
to go with. |
| administrative |
of or pertaining to matters of management or to people involved in the daily running of institutions or businesses. |
| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. |
| assumption |
something that is supposed or believed without questioning. For example, if you ask someone whether she is allowed to watch TV during dinner, you have made an assumption that there is a TV in her house. Assumptions are ideas people have that are not based on proven facts. An assumption can be correct or incorrect. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| ego |
one's feeling about oneself, especially in comparison with other people. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| maintain |
to continue; keep in existence. |
| prohibit |
to not allow by law. |
| ration |
a fixed share or portion. |
| satisfactory |
good enough to meet a need or desire. |