| accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
| adolescence |
the period in a person's life between childhood and adulthood. |
| blemish |
to damage or spoil the perfection of. |
| decree |
an official order or decision by a ruler or government. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| predictive |
indicating future events. |
| simulation |
something that imitates or resembles, or the fact of resemblance itself. |
| subdivide |
to make smaller divisions in something already divided. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| vivid |
bright and strong. |