| administrate |
to manage, handle, or supervise. |
| clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| envious |
showing or feeling desire for what another has. |
| external |
of the outside or outer part. |
| extravagant |
spending too much; spending in a foolish or careless way. |
| genetics |
(used with a singular verb) the science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring. Genetics is concerned with the influence of genes on the appearance, development, and evolution of plants and animals. |
| helm |
a wheel or lever used for steering a ship. |
| methodology |
a body of procedures, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| summon |
to call to appear for a particular purpose. |
| universal |
of, having to do with, or characteristic of the whole world or the world's population. |
| uproar |
a loud, confused disturbance; commotion. |