| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| compute |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| default |
to fail to perform an action or fulfill an obligation legally or morally required, especially to fail to pay money that is owed. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| dictator |
a ruler who has total authority. |
| dispatch |
to send off to a particular place or for a particular purpose. |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| ignorant |
without knowledge or education. |
| influential |
having power or authority; able to affect others. |
| inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| technician |
a person whose work requires special skills. |