| acronym |
a word formed by putting together the first letters or parts of a series of words in a longer phrase. |
| behalf |
support; aid (used with "in" or "on" and followed by "of"). |
| constructive |
serving to make better or more clear; helpful. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, such as hospitals, churches, prisons, charities, and schools. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| renown |
wide honor and acclaim; fame. |
| revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
| severity |
strictness; harshness. |
| sympathetic |
feeling or showing understanding. |
| via |
traveling through; by way of. |