| accord |
agreement; harmony. |
| component |
a part of something. |
| discriminate |
to judge or treat someone unfairly because he or she belongs to a particular group or category of people (usually followed by "against"). |
| familiarity |
knowledge or understanding of a particular thing. |
| knoll |
a small rounded rise of land; hill. |
| metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| perceive |
to become aware of through the senses. |
| provoke |
to make angry, annoyed, or emotional; bring to action. |
| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. |
| script |
the written text of a play, movie, or television show. |
| sovereign |
having independent government. |
| subsist |
to stay alive or obtain the necessities of life (usually followed by "on"). |
| swindle |
to cheat out of money or property. |