| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| dilemma |
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution. |
| dissent |
to disagree with an opinion or belief held by many others. |
| enforce |
to put in force; make people obey. |
| innovate |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| lengthy |
tediously long in duration, as a speech. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| plumb |
to examine closely. |
| preen |
to dress and groom oneself with great care and satisfaction; primp. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| proprietary |
or or pertaining to ownership. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| spectacular |
of or having to do with a spectacle; splendid; marvelous. |
| substantial |
considerable; ample. |