| acute |
sharp; severe. |
| anthropology |
the scientific study of humankind. People who study anthropology learn about the origins and development of human beings and their societies and customs. |
| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| attribution |
the act of identifying something as the work of a particular person or group. |
| clarification |
the act or process of making more clear or less confusing. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| envious |
showing or feeling desire for what another has. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| preferential |
giving advantage to one over others. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| ratio |
a relation or comparison between numbers or things based on amount or degree. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |