| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| contempt |
the feeling or expression of angry disgust at something wicked, mean, or not worthy. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| impartial |
not favoring one more than another; not prejudiced; fair. |
| obstruct |
to block or clog. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| reactive |
characterized by reaction or response to a stimulus; tending to react. |
| regain |
to get back; recover. |
| segregation |
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups. |
| sullen |
silently showing anger. |
| vat |
a very large barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding liquids. |