| abound |
to be found in large numbers or amounts. |
| cancellation |
the act of omission, deletion, or invalidation. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| consult |
to look to for advice or information. |
| discharge |
to shoot or fire off. |
| embitter |
to make bitter the feelings or attitude of (someone). |
| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| inexpensive |
low or moderate in cost. |
| investigative |
of or relating to a comprehensive process of searching for, uncovering, and examining information. |
| mere |
being neither more nor better than what is spoken of. |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| shrewd |
clever and careful. |
| sterile |
free of live germs or bacteria. |
| thesis |
a statement or proposition put forward and supported by proof or argument. |