| adequate |
enough for the situation or need. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| conquest |
the act or process of overcoming or defeating. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| insider |
one with privileged knowledge or access to it. |
| irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. |
| measly |
(informal) ridiculously inadequate or unsatisfactory; paltry. |
| merge |
to mix or combine into a single unit. |
| particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| pose |
a fixed position of the body. |
| radiation |
the waves of energy sent out by sources of heat or light, or by radioactive material. |
| reference |
the act or fact of mentioning. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |