| avoidance |
the act of keeping away from or keeping from happening. |
| clarification |
the act or process of making more clear or less confusing. |
| compromise |
a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement. |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| indicator |
a person or thing that points to or signals something. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| justify |
to show to be true or right; prove. |
| propel |
to cause to move forward; thrust, push, or drive. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| shortage |
an amount that is less than is needed; lack. |
| sincerity |
a thorough and genuine honesty; candor; earnestness. |
| smirk |
to smile in a self-satisfied, offensively knowing, or self-conscious way. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |