| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
| brawl |
a noisy fight or argument. |
| bureaucracy |
an organized group of hired officials, especially governmental. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| compliance |
acquiescence or conformity. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| dubious |
having or showing doubt; skeptical. |
| expend |
to use up. |
| extensive |
reaching or extending very far. |
| marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
| perfection |
the state or condition of being without a fault or mistake. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |
| sullen |
silently showing anger. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |