| analogy |
similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| compute |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic. |
| conventional |
put in place by custom or use; traditional. |
| discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
| ecstatic |
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured. |
| elapse |
to go or slip by; pass or come to an end. |
| harassment |
behavior that threatens, attacks, or offends another person repeatedly. |
| influence |
to have an effect on a person's actions or thoughts. |
| investment |
that which is invested. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
| swivel |
a device that allows the object fastened or mounted to it to turn freely or pivot. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |