| acceptance |
the act of accepting something that is given. |
| acronym |
a word formed by putting together the first letters or parts of a series of words in a longer phrase. |
| argumentative |
given to quarrels, debate, or violent clashes of opinion, often without a cause; contentious. |
| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| credibility |
the quality of being believable, or the power to cause others to believe. |
| criticism |
the act of judging what is good or bad in something. |
| degradation |
the act or process of bringing down or lowering in character or moral purpose. |
| hostility |
the state of being unfriendly or full of hate. |
| incompatible |
not able to be together in a peaceful or happy way. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| shareholder |
a person who owns stock in a business organization. |
| trivial |
not valuable or important; insignificant. |
| underlie |
to be the foundation or basis of. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |