| abduct |
to carry off or lead away by force; kidnap. |
| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. |
| assess |
to look at and try to discover the quality or degree of (something); evaluate; estimate. |
| bias |
an opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice. |
| cancel |
to do away with; decide against; call off. |
| concession |
an act or instance of yielding or conceding. |
| defect |
a weakness, flaw, or bad quality. |
| diagnosis |
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms. |
| dynamics |
(used with a plural verb) the driving forces at work in any given system or situation. |
| explicit |
said or written in a clear and direct way. |
| formulation |
the process or result of clear, methodical development or articulation. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| mosaic |
a picture or design made with many small colored pieces of glass, tile, or stone. These pieces are fitted together and cemented into place. |
| spite |
the wish to hurt, bother, or embarrass a person. |
| warranty |
a document given to the buyer of an article in which the maker agrees, within a limited period of time, to repair or replace the article if it is defective. |