| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| gargantuan |
(sometimes capitalized) of enormous proportions; huge; gigantic. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| juxtapose |
to bring together for the purpose of side-by-side comparison or contrast. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| waiver |
the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy. |