| acute |
sharp; severe. |
| concession |
an act or instance of yielding or conceding. |
| empower |
to give legal rights or authority to. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| excel |
to do or perform better than others. |
| guilt |
the fact of having done something wrong or having broken a law. |
| improper |
not correct. |
| irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. |
| irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| separation |
the act of dividing or keeping apart or the condition of being kept apart. |
| transmit |
to send or carry from one person, place, or thing to another. |