| advocacy |
the giving of support to an idea, person, or cause. |
| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. |
| assort |
to arrange or classify in groups; sort. |
| consequent |
following as a result. |
| derivative |
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else. |
| imply |
to hint or suggest without saying directly. |
| influence |
to have an effect on a person's actions or thoughts. |
| maim |
to hurt badly by destroying a part of the body or making it useless. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| picturesque |
as pleasing or interesting to look at as a picture or painting. |
| regional |
of or relating to a particular geographical area. |
| supplementary |
additional; extra. |
| theory |
a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens. |
| vacancy |
unfilled space, place, or position. |