| accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| dictate |
to state or order with authority. |
| downplay |
to dismiss the significance of; minimize. |
| humane |
showing kindness or mercy. |
| inadequate |
not enough; not good enough. |
| mimic |
to copy or imitate. |
| 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. |
| off-key |
not on the right musical note or pitch; flat or sharp. |
| preach |
to give a talk on religion that is used to teach; give a sermon. |
| radiation |
the waves of energy sent out by sources of heat or light, or by radioactive material. |
| reminisce |
to recall past experiences, often with fondness or pleasure. |
| resumption |
the act or fact of starting again or continuing following a pause or interruption. |
| rout1 |
a confused retreat of troops after they have been beaten. |
| variation |
the act or process of changing, or the condition of being changeable. |