| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| exceed |
to go beyond or do more than. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| inflammatory |
tending to arouse and excite the emotions, or call forth an emotional response. |
| intertwine |
to twist together, one about the other; interlace or interlock. |
| minimal |
of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size. |
| pigment |
anything that is used to or serves to provide color. |
| plea |
a serious or sincere call for help; appeal. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |
| withhold |
to hold back; control. |