| abroad |
in or to a country that is not one's own. |
| administration |
the people in charge of taking care of or managing something as a group. |
| beneficial |
having a good or favorable effect; helpful. |
| bog |
an area of soft, wet earth; marsh. |
| collide |
to strike or bump into one another with force. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| enhance |
to improve or add to the quality, value, or attractiveness of. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| haphazard |
having no order; without aim or purpose. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing. |
| miserly |
stingy or penurious. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| relevance |
connection or importance to the matter in question; pertinence. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |