| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| competent |
having the skill to do something; capable. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| dictate |
to state or order with authority. |
| dilemma |
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution. |
| linger |
to remain or be slow to leave. |
| metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
| occupant |
someone who lives or works in a place or fills a position. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| rant |
to speak or complain loudly and vehemently. |
| rapture |
great happiness, joy, or ecstasy; bliss. |
| 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. |
| successor |
a person or thing that comes after or follows another. |
| thermal |
using, resulting from, or producing heat. |