| accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
| aquatic |
of or taking place on the water. |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| descriptive |
using or full of description. |
| dilemma |
a situation that requires a choice between two actions, neither of which will be a good solution. |
| ineffective |
producing little or none of the desired or intended impact. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| intensify |
to make stronger, more acute, or more intense. |
| literate |
able to read and write. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| script |
the written text of a play, movie, or television show. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |
| wretched |
characterized by or causing misery and suffering. |