| approximate |
nearly exact or correct. |
| bankruptcy |
the legal inability to pay debts. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| crucial |
very important; deciding the success or failure of something. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| rebellion |
an armed fight against one's government; uprising. |
| regulatory |
pertaining to or having the purpose of making or enforcing rules. |
| retract |
to pull back in. |
| suspend |
to hang from a higher position. |
| tuition |
the charge for being taught at a college or private school. |