| abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. |
| complexity |
the state or condition of being complex or complicated. |
| determinant |
that which is a factor in causing an outcome. |
| legislate |
to create a law or laws. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| municipal |
of or having to do with a local government or unit of government. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| prognosis |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, especially of the likelihood of recovery. |
| recommend |
to present as something that one can have confidence in; present as something good. |
| specificity |
the quality of being exact, precise, or particular. |
| theological |
of, based on, or relating to matters of religion or the study of religion. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |
| usage |
way or manner of using or treating something. |