| abduct |
to carry off or lead away by force; kidnap. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| delegation |
a group of people chosen to speak or act for others. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| exploit1 |
a deed of daring or courage. |
| graft |
to attach as a graft. |
| ignite |
to cause to begin burning; set on fire. |
| lax |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| marketing |
advertising and other activities involved in getting people to buy a product or service from a company. |
| negligence |
disregard of, omission of, or failure to do something necessary, especially when it is habitual. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |
| unpredictable |
not able to be known beforehand. |