| adverse |
not helpful to one's wishes or interests. |
| categorize |
to put into groups that have common characteristics; arrange by categories; classify. |
| conundrum |
a puzzle or problem with a difficult or impossible solution. |
| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| despicable |
worthy of hatred or contempt; worthless; low. |
| mandate |
to require by law or because of a vote of the people. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| prominent |
easy to see or notice because of some difference. |
| regional |
of or relating to a particular geographical area. |
| scorch |
to burn slightly. |
| slander |
a false statement or statements made to hurt someone's reputation, or the act of making such statements. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |
| sustain |
to provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| toxicity |
the condition, property, or fact of being poisonous or containing poisonous substances. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |