| acquit |
to free from a charge of breaking the law; declare not guilty. |
| conclude |
to bring to an end; finish or complete. |
| coordinate |
to arrange or select things so that they work well together. |
| embezzle |
to steal what was put in one's care. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| inquiry |
a question or request for information. |
| insert |
to put or cause to be put in, into, or within. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| radiate |
to come out in the form of rays or waves. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |