| commitment |
a pledge or obligation to fulfill an act or function. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| descriptive |
using or full of description. |
| dismantle |
to tear down; take apart. |
| entice |
to lure or tempt, as by calling attention to the possible benefits of an action. |
| fortitude |
strength, endurance, and patience in the face of adversity or temptation. |
| foster |
to aid and encourage the growth or development of. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| gross |
rude or disgusting. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. |
| participate |
to take part; share (usually followed by "in"). |
| persuasion |
the act of convincing someone to believe something or do something. |
| respondent |
a person who gives a reply or answer, especially to a survey or poll. |