| administer |
to manage, take care of, or be in charge of. |
| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| averse |
strongly opposed or disinclined; unwilling (usually followed by "to"). |
| collective |
of or relating to a group that is composed of individuals but is considered together. |
| decisive |
able to make firm decisions or end arguments. |
| eclipse |
the blocking from view of the sun, a moon, or a planet by another heavenly body. In an eclipse of the sun, the sun is hidden from earth's view by the moon passing between the sun and the earth. |
| element |
a part of any whole. |
| hieroglyphic |
a picture or symbol that stands for a word or sound; single hieroglyphic symbol. |
| hurtle |
to move with great speed and often with great noise. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| predatory |
living on the flesh of other animals. |
| regulator |
a person or thing that keeps an activity or action to a certain standard or set of laws. |
| rejection |
the act of refusing to accept, take, or believe. |