| abhor |
to regard with intense loathing or horror; detest. |
| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. |
| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| citation |
the act of citing or quoting, or the passage or source so cited. |
| continuity |
the quality or state of having no breaks or interruptions. |
| encase |
to enclose. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| methodology |
a body of procedures, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge. |
| partition |
a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. |
| plague |
a deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |