| abusive |
characterized by offensive or unfair language. |
| alliance |
a group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together. |
| compression |
the act or process of pressing down on or together, causing flattening or condensing. |
| condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
| constitutional |
having to do with a constitution. |
| injunction |
a command or order, especially from a court, to do or refrain from doing something; authorization or prohibition. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| negligence |
disregard of, omission of, or failure to do something necessary, especially when it is habitual. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |
| scrutiny |
a close and careful inspection. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| statistic |
a piece of numerical information. |
| stern1 |
firm and determined; not flexible. |
| subsidize |
to provide financial assistance for; support with money. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |