| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| berserk |
violently enraged; wildly destructive. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| ingredient |
one of the parts of a mixture. |
| innovative |
new and inventive. |
| insulate |
to cover, line, or surround with a material that reduces or stops the movement of heat, electricity, or sound. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| municipal |
of or having to do with a local government or unit of government. |
| plead |
to ask for something in a sincere or serious way. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| salvage |
the act of saving property from destruction. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| transcribe |
to write or type a copy or full version of (something dictated or heard, shorthand notes, or the like). |
| worthwhile |
valuable enough to be worth doing. |