| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| encase |
to enclose. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| finance |
to provide money for. |
| gall1 |
impudence; nerve. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| lull |
to calm or cause to sleep. |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is spoken of. |
| prerequisite |
something required beforehand. |
| tarry1 |
to delay or postpone starting or acting; linger. |
| torment |
a state of great suffering of the body or mind. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |