| advocacy |
the giving of support to an idea, person, or cause. |
| buoyant |
lighthearted or cheerful. |
| concession |
an act or instance of yielding or conceding. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| hierarchical |
organized by rank or level. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| institutional |
of, relating to, or resembling an institution or institutions. |
| irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. |
| mandate |
to require by law or because of a vote of the people. |
| priority |
precedence, especially because of authority, right, or urgent need. |
| situate |
to put in a particular place or position; place or locate. |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals for food. |
| traction |
the grip or holding power of a body moving on a surface. |
| venom |
the poison that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce. Venom is put into prey by biting or stinging. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |