| abrasion |
a spot or patch that has been scraped, as on the skin. |
| architecture |
the act or process of designing buildings, or the profession of an architect. |
| chaos |
a state, condition, or place of complete confusion or disorder. |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| defamation |
the act of causing damage to the reputation of a person, group, or institution by making unfavorable and unjust statements. |
| economical |
using only a small amount; without waste; frugal. |
| entrepreneur |
someone who assumes the financial risk of beginning and operating one or several businesses. |
| impress |
to make a strong impact on (someone), especially a positive impact. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| reportedly |
according to what has been said or according to rumor. |