bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
congest |
to fill to excess; overcrowd; clog. |
continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
exposure |
the act or process of exposing. |
faulty |
having imperfections, flaws, or defects. |
humanitarian |
characterized by concern for improving the welfare of people. |
interrogate |
to question at length and in a thorough way, often for an official purpose. |
metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
presently |
in a little while; very soon. |
sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |