| census |
an official count of the people who live in a country or other area. A census is also used to collect information about these people, such as their job, age, or sex. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| counterfeit |
made to look like something real in order to cheat people. |
| ebb |
the flowing of the tide away from the land to the sea. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| firsthand |
from the source; directly. |
| fluctuation |
unsteadiness; vacillation. |
| fortify |
to give more strength, resistance, or energy to; reinforce. |
| genre |
a category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content. |
| induction |
the act, process, or result of deriving general principles from particular facts or examples. |
| negotiate |
to bargain or come to an agreement with another person. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| prim |
correct and proper beyond what is needed. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |