| apparatus |
tools or equipment made for a particular task. |
| assay |
to try out or test. |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usually for a specific purpose. |
| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| dwell |
to think, write, or speak about over and over again for a long time (often followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| finance |
to provide money for. |
| intrigue |
to draw the strong interest of; puzzle; fascinate. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward. |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. |
| refund |
to return or pay back. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |