| allot |
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign. |
| assurance |
a statement meant to give confidence. |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| daub |
to smear or cover with something soft and sticky, such as paint. |
| horde |
a large number, group, or crowd. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| lust |
a strong desire for something (usually followed by "for"). |
| neutralize |
to cause to have no effect or become useless. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| prominent |
easy to see or notice because of some difference. |
| sophistication |
the quality or condition of having worldly knowledge, elegant refinement, or technological complexity. |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
| waive |
to forgo or give up (a right, claim, or privilege). |