| annex |
to add or attach to something larger. |
| artifact |
any object made by human beings, especially one of an earlier era. |
| asset |
something useful or valuable. |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| derive |
to obtain from a particular source (usually followed by "from"). |
| finance |
to provide money for. |
| grovel |
to be or move about in a bowed or prostrate position, as with fear or humility; cower; cringe. |
| hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. |
| investigative |
of or relating to a comprehensive process of searching for, uncovering, and examining information. |
| isolation |
the act of setting apart, or the state of being set apart from other things or people. |
| martyr |
a person who suffers or is killed for defending some belief or cause. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| testify |
to state or affirm as fact or truth, especially under oath. |