| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| divulge |
to disclose (usually something confidential or secret). |
| expansion |
the act or process of expanding, or the condition of being expanded. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| hypothesis |
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study. |
| incinerate |
to consume by fire; burn completely. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| legislation |
a law made by a body of government. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| personnel |
all of the people who work for a business or other organization. |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |