| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| credibility |
the quality of being believable, or the power to cause others to believe. |
| devastate |
to destroy or ruin. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| incentive |
something that makes a person want to work or do something. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| reflex |
having to do with a response or reaction that is automatic and not controlled by conscious thought. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
| unique |
being the only one of its type; sole; single. |
| unveil |
to remove a covering from, especially to display for the first time. |
| yoke |
a pair of draft animals joined by this device. |