| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| consultant |
someone whose job it is to give advice to others on a particular subject; expert. |
| convene |
to gather or come together for a meeting. |
| dire |
causing, likely to cause, or involving terror or suffering. |
| expose |
to uncover or reveal. |
| generate |
to bring into being or to produce. |
| haphazard |
having no order; without aim or purpose. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| negotiable |
subject to discussion and revision, as terms in an agreement or contract. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| projection |
a guess of a future situation based on looking at the present situation. |
| significantly |
in an amount or to an extent that is important; considerably. |
| torso |
the human body from neck to hips; trunk. |
| untreated |
receiving no medical care or remedy. |