| acquire |
to get or come to have as one's own. |
| adopt |
to take on and use as one's own. [1/3 definitions] |
| aggression |
The use of force or violence against another in order to dominate or achieve one's own goals. [1/2 definitions] |
| assume |
to take on as one's own duty, job, or appearance; adopt. [1/3 definitions] |
| autograph |
the name of a person, especially a famous person, written in his or her own handwriting. [1/2 definitions] |
| boast |
to be proud to own. [1/3 definitions] |
| borrow |
to take and use as one's own. [1/2 definitions] |
| civil rights |
in the United States, certain rights, such as the right to vote, own property, and have a fair trial. These rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and Acts of Congress. [1/2 definitions] |
| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| confident |
sure about one's own abilities. [1/2 definitions] |
| discipline |
to train or control (oneself) in order to follow principles or stick to one's own decisions. [1/7 definitions] |
| distant |
seeming to be in one's own world and not aware of other people or their feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
| dividend |
a share of profits paid to those who own stock in a company or who are insurance policy owners. [1/2 definitions] |
| exploit2 |
to use for one's own advantage and in a way that is unfair to the thing or person being used. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyewitness |
a person who has seen something happen with his or her own eyes. |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. [1/2 definitions] |
| foreign |
in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own. [1/2 definitions] |
| fungus |
one of a large group of living things that appear similar to plants but cannot make their own food using sunlight in the way plants do. Fungi consume plant, animal, and other living matter. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are fungi. Fungi help decompose dead plants and animals. |
| go Dutch |
(informal) to go on an outing or order a meal, with each person paying his or her own share. |
| have |
to own; possess. [1/9 definitions] |
| headstrong |
determined to have one's own way; stubborn; willful. |