| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| degrade |
to bring down from a higher to a lower rank or degree by taking away a position or title. |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| drab |
not bright; dull. |
| grieve |
to feel great sadness; mourn. |
| intimidate |
to cause to become timid or afraid, especially by means of threats. |
| monotonous |
not interesting because of having to do the same thing over and over. |
| preservation |
protection from loss or damage; the act of preserving. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |
| terminate |
to bring to an end; put a stop to. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |