| aggressive |
mean and unfriendly in one's actions; ready to argue or start fights. |
| analysis |
a careful study of the parts of something in order to understand more about the whole. |
| assumption |
something that is supposed or believed without questioning. For example, if you ask someone whether she is allowed to watch TV during dinner, you have made an assumption that there is a TV in her house. Assumptions are ideas people have that are not based on proven facts. An assumption can be correct or incorrect. |
| comprehensive |
including everything or almost everything; wide in range. |
| democrat |
a member of the Democratic Party of the United States. |
| exposure |
the act or process of exposing. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| hover |
to stay hanging in the air, often by quick flapping or spinning. |
| intervene |
to enter a situation so as to change what is happening. |
| maelstrom |
a turbulent or overpowering situation. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| regardless |
without concern or thought. |
| squeamish |
nauseated, or tending to be easily nauseated or disgusted; queasy. |
| untrustworthy |
not to be depended upon for honesty, loyalty, or responsible conduct. |