| assort |
to arrange or classify in groups; sort. |
| civil |
having to do with citizens or the general population. |
| cleanse |
to make clean; remove dirt from. |
| corporate |
of or relating to a corporation. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| exhale |
to breathe out; give out breath or vapor. |
| explicit |
said or written in a clear and direct way. |
| falter |
to move, speak, or act in a way that is not sure or not steady; stumble. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| radiant |
sending out heat or rays of light; shining brightly. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |