| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| convention |
a formal meeting or gathering where people discuss shared interests. |
| discharge |
to shoot or fire off. |
| disposition |
a person's usual mood or attitude. |
| maintenance |
the act of taking care of or keeping in good condition. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| preferential |
giving advantage to one over others. |
| proclamation |
the act of announcing to the public, or something that is said for the public to hear. |
| psychic |
of, caused by, or pertaining to nonphysical, spiritual, or supernatural processes or influences. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| snob |
a person who admires and imitates people of a high social or intellectual class. Snobs act or feel superior to anyone of a lower class. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| spawn |
to give rise to or result in; engender. |
| strenuous |
marked by great effort or energy; vigorous or zealous. |