| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| accelerate |
to increase the speed or rate of. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| commendable |
worthy of notice and praise. |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| disgrace |
loss of respect, honor, or favor; shame. |
| erode |
to wear away or eat into. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| intellectual |
of or having to do with the intellect. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| tedious |
long and boring; dull; wearisome. |