| clarification |
the act or process of making more clear or less confusing. |
| departure |
the act or an occasion of leaving or going away. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| hierarchical |
organized by rank or level. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| immune |
protected from a disease, either naturally or by getting a vaccine. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| leery |
suspicious or mistrustful; wary (usually followed by "of"). |
| methodology |
a body of procedures, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge. |
| modify |
to change in some way; alter. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| omission |
the act of leaving out or the condition of being left out. |
| partition |
a wall or partial wall that separates or divides space. |
| refine |
to make pure or fine. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |