| advocacy |
the giving of support to an idea, person, or cause. |
| anomaly |
an act or instance of differing from the usual pattern, form, or type; peculiarity; abnormality. |
| attribution |
the act of identifying something as the work of a particular person or group. |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| continental |
of or pertaining to the whole of one of the major land masses, such as Europe or South America. |
| cultural |
of or relating to the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| format |
the way in which something is arranged or organized. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| potential |
a certain skill that may be developed. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| summons |
a request or demand to do something. |
| swindle |
to cheat out of money or property. |