ambiguous |
having more than one possible meaning. |
authentic |
real, genuine, or true. |
clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. |
conjunction |
a word that connects other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. "And," "while," and "because" are some conjunctions. |
countenance |
facial expression or general appearance. |
devise |
to invent or think out. |
discriminate |
to judge or treat someone unfairly because he or she belongs to a particular group or category of people (usually followed by "against"). |
encompass |
to surround or enclose. |
entrust |
to hand over to for the care or protection of. |
graft |
to attach as a graft. |
jealousy |
a feeling of envy towards another person and what he or she has or can do. |
poverty |
the condition of being poor; a lack of money. |
respondent |
a person who gives a reply or answer, especially to a survey or poll. |
subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |