| barter |
to trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| competent |
having the skill to do something; capable. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. |
| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. |
| devise |
to invent or think out. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| infrastructure |
all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering, that allow it to function well and develop. Roads are a very important part of a country's infrastructure. Without roads, it is difficult for people to travel and to work and to move products from one place to another. |
| intern |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| notify |
to tell about; give notice of. |
| sermon |
a talk given during a religious service. |
| solitude |
the condition of living or being by oneself. |