| attire |
to dress up in fancy clothes. |
| congressional |
(sometimes capitalized) of or pertaining to a legislative congress, especially the U.S. Congress. |
| cumbersome |
difficult to hold or carry because of size, shape, or weight. |
| duct |
a pipe or tube that carries air or liquid. |
| frank1 |
honest, direct, and open. |
| fray |
to wear or rub thin. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| oblige |
to make (someone) feel bound to do something or to act in a certain way. |
| passionate |
having or showing strong emotions. |
| satisfactory |
good enough to meet a need or desire. |
| stern1 |
firm and determined; not flexible. |
| theory |
a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |