| abusive |
characterized by offensive or unfair language. |
| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. |
| delegation |
a group of people chosen to speak or act for others. |
| devise |
to invent or think out. |
| inactive |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent. |
| incentive |
something that makes a person want to work or do something. |
| 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. |
| pastor |
a minister or priest in charge of a church or congregation. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| rendezvous |
a meeting that has been arranged ahead of time. |
| stabilize |
to become steady, firm, unwavering, or fixed. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |
| utmost |
of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; greatest. |