| aloof |
at a distance; apart. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| distribute |
to divide into parts and give out to each of several people or groups. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| irritate |
to anger or bother. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| placebo |
an inert substance given to a patient as if it were a drug in order to placate or to serve as a control in an experiment. |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. |
| sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |
| stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
| synergy |
the combined action or power of two or more things. |
| unpredictable |
not able to be known beforehand. |
| warranty |
a document given to the buyer of an article in which the maker agrees, within a limited period of time, to repair or replace the article if it is defective. |
| witless |
lacking or not using cleverness or intelligence; stupid; foolish. |