| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| disclose |
to make known; tell. |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| exert |
to use or put into action; apply. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| hypothetical |
based on a premise rather than having substance in reality; supposed. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| monopoly |
complete control over a service or product within a given area. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| palette |
a thin, oval board, with a thumb hole, on which a painter holds and mixes colors. |
| psychology |
the study or science of the mind and of the ways that people feel and act. |
| recommendation |
the act of presenting something as good or as worth doing. |
| sermon |
a talk given during a religious service. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. |
| waive |
to forgo or give up (a right, claim, or privilege). |