| adherence |
the act or condition of holding to or following closely. |
| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| dispense |
to give out in portions; distribute. |
| earnest |
having or showing a serious manner. |
| educational |
giving knowledge or skill. |
| extinction |
the act or process of becoming or making extinct. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| legislator |
someone who makes laws. |
| paramount |
most important; chief; highest. |
| persuasion |
the act of convincing someone to believe something or do something. |
| quagmire |
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape. |
| recalibrate |
to reset or adjust the scale of (a quantitative measuring instrument or system), usually to maintain a correspondence with a standard. |
| relentless |
without mercy or compassion; unyielding or stern. |
| strive |
to try or work hard. |