| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| acquisition |
the act or process of obtaining or making one's own. |
| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| ambiguity |
uncertainty or vagueness in meaning, intention, or the like. |
| arid |
extremely dry, especially from lack of rainfall. |
| formerly |
in the past; in a time before now. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| norm |
a model or standard, especially one that is generally accepted or followed. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| precise |
clearly said or communicated. |
| projection |
a guess of a future situation based on looking at the present situation. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |