| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| closure |
an ending or concluding. |
| conceptual |
of or pertaining to ideas or their formation. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| distinguished |
known for excellence; admired. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| ethics |
the rules of conduct or moral principles of an individual or a group. |
| imply |
to hint or suggest without saying directly. |
| litigation |
the act of engaging in a lawsuit. |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other landing place for loading and unloading boats or ships. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| resistance |
the act or process of fighting against or opposing something. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |