| cease |
to stop or come to an end. |
| conformity |
accordance or compliance with a standard or norm. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| dispatch |
to send off to a particular place or for a particular purpose. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| formulation |
the process or result of clear, methodical development or articulation. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| lament |
to mourn for or regret. |
| momentum |
strength of movement. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| shortcoming |
a fault or weakness in character, behavior, or ability. |
| status |
a person's position or rank compared with others. |
| teeter |
to walk, stand, or act in an unsteady, wavering manner. |
| transformative |
effecting a significant change in the nature, character, or behavior of a person or group. |