| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| invoice |
a detailed statement of goods sold or shipped or of services provided, including their prices or charges. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| stratify |
to assign categories or create divisions within (a society) according to a hierarchy of social or economic classes. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |