| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| cope |
to handle or deal with in a successful way (often followed by "with"). |
| enforce |
to put in force; make people obey. |
| institutional |
of, relating to, or resembling an institution or institutions. |
| malicious |
having or reflecting a wish to harm. |
| nevertheless |
however; still. |
| rebuke |
to give a sharp reprimand to; criticize. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| subdivide |
to make smaller divisions in something already divided. |
| underlie |
to be the foundation or basis of. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |