| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| assertive |
forward or aggressive in speech or action. |
| compensate |
to pay or repay. |
| discrimination |
the act of treating some people unfairly because of prejudice. |
| elementary |
having to do with the most basic or simplest parts of something. |
| engage |
to get or hold the interest of; occupy. |
| essence |
that which makes something what it is; central nature. |
| incentive |
something that makes a person want to work or do something. |
| mainstream |
agreeing with or shaped by the main trends and most common opinions of a group or society. |
| negative |
not helpful or constructive; critical; pessimistic. |
| notify |
to tell about; give notice of. |
| reception |
the act or process of receiving. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| stereotype |
a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |