| convention |
a formal meeting or gathering where people discuss shared interests. |
| equivalent |
the same as or equal to another in force, value, measure, or meaning. |
| estate |
a piece of land with a large house on it. |
| fundamental |
basic; central; serving as a foundation. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| methodology |
a body of procedures, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge. |
| metropolitan |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| quantify |
to find or express the number or amount of. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| treacherous |
betraying or likely to betray trust; false. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |