| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| context |
the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. Context can be pictures, sounds, other words, or physical surroundings. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| discernment |
the ability to keenly perceive and judge. |
| ego |
one's feeling about oneself, especially in comparison with other people. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| knoll |
a small rounded rise of land; hill. |
| lapse |
a slight failure to meet some accepted standard. |
| lavish |
to give or spend a large amount or without limit. |
| pigment |
anything that is used to or serves to provide color. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| resolve |
to decide firmly and sincerely to do something or that something shall be done. |
| significance |
great value; importance. |
| solely |
only; for no other reason; completely. |