| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| explosive |
able to cause an explosion. |
| flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| informal |
relaxed in style or feeling; casual. |
| innovator |
one who proposes or implements new methods, ideas, products, and the like. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| milestone |
an important event or turning point in history or in a person's life. |
| naive |
simple, natural, and unsophisticated; lacking in suspicion. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |