| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| closure |
an ending or concluding. |
| consent |
to give permission or approval; agree (often followed by "to"). |
| cooperation |
the act of working together. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| impact |
the force of two objects hitting or crashing into each other. |
| intern |
a doctor who recently graduated from medical school and is working with more experienced doctors to finish training. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| plea |
a serious or sincere call for help; appeal. |
| statistical |
of, concerning, or based on information in the form of numbers that can be used to understand a complex issue or test the validity of a hypothesis. |
| subtle |
difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous. |
| swoon |
to lose consciousness; faint. |
| transition |
a process of changing from one position, stage, or situation to another. |
| trend |
a general course, direction, or tendency. |