| cryptic |
difficult to understand; ambiguous or mysterious in meaning. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| efficiency |
the quick, accurate performance of a task, or the ability to so perform. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| frank1 |
honest, direct, and open. |
| holistic |
handling or dealing with an entity in its entirety or wholeness rather than with emphasis on its parts or various aspects. |
| input |
information that is put into a computer. |
| insightful |
keenly perceptive. |
| intercept |
to stop or take hold of; interrupt the movement or progress of. |
| matchless1 |
being unsurpassed; without peer. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |
| sovereign |
having independent government. |