| admission |
the price a person must pay to enter. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| carat |
a unit of weight for diamonds and other gems, equal to one-fifth of a gram. |
| chafe |
to abrade, irritate, or wear away by rubbing. |
| closure |
an ending or concluding. |
| credibility |
the quality of being believable, or the power to cause others to believe. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. |
| degradation |
the act or process of bringing down or lowering in character or moral purpose. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| fulfill |
to do or carry out as expected or required. |
| migrate |
to move from one region into another. |
| motherly |
of or like a female parent. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| traction |
the grip or holding power of a body moving on a surface. |