| accusation |
a statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| executive |
a person who has a managing or directing role in a business or government. |
| exterior |
on or having to do with the outside; outer. |
| ignorant |
without knowledge or education. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| polar |
of or having to do with the North Pole or South Pole of the earth. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| retail |
having to do with the selling of goods directly to those who will use them. |
| subtle |
difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous. |
| taut |
tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose. |
| torrent |
a heavy flow of water with a strong current, such as a rushing stream, a flood, or a heavy rainfall. |