| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| audacious |
very bold or adventurous; daring. |
| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| escort |
a person or group of people who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard that person, or to show respect. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| influential |
having power or authority; able to affect others. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| kernel |
the most basic part of something; the heart of the matter; core. |
| prior |
happening earlier in time or sequence. |
| renegade |
a member who rejects the common beliefs or attitudes of a group such as a religious sect, political party, or business organization. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| summon |
to call to appear for a particular purpose. |
| tolerate |
to allow or accept; not oppose or attack. |
| urban |
of or having to do with a city or town. |