| abuse |
cruel or harmful treatment. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| delve |
to make a careful, thoroughgoing search, as for information. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| investigative |
of or relating to a comprehensive process of searching for, uncovering, and examining information. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| organizational |
of or relating to organization or an organization. |
| premiere |
a first public performance or showing, as of a film or stage production. |
| probability |
the condition or fact that something might happen. |
| rebuke |
to give a sharp reprimand to; criticize. |
| saunter |
to walk at an unhurried, leisurely pace; stroll. |
| spangle |
a small, thin piece of shiny metal used for decoration on clothing. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| unstable |
likely to change suddenly. |
| woo |
to solicit or invite (some consequence or result). |