| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. |
| cascade |
to fall from one level to the next; flow down like a waterfall. |
| competent |
having the skill to do something; capable. |
| comprise |
to be made up of; consist of. |
| discard |
to throw out or away; cast off. |
| drastic |
extreme or severe. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| justify |
to show to be true or right; prove. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| milestone |
an important event or turning point in history or in a person's life. |
| negligence |
disregard of, omission of, or failure to do something necessary, especially when it is habitual. |
| participate |
to take part; share (usually followed by "in"). |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| virtual |
not actually being true or real, but seeming to be, or having the same result as if true or real. |