| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| criticism |
the act of judging what is good or bad in something. |
| inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
| mitigate |
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| possibility |
something that might happen. |
| sibling |
a sister or a brother. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |
| subdue |
to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. |
| summons |
a request or demand to do something. |
| uncertainty |
the condition or quality of being unsure or doubtful. |
| withhold |
to hold back; control. |