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  1. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  2. promote
    assign to a higher position
  3. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  4. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  5. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  6. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  7. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  8. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  9. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  10. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  11. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  12. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  13. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  14. generate
    bring into existence
  15. unique
    the single one of its kind
  16. ensure
    make certain of
  17. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  18. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  19. confirm
    strengthen
  20. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  21. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  22. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  23. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  24. essential
    basic and fundamental
  25. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  26. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  27. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  28. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  29. virtually
    in essence or in effect but not in fact
  30. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  31. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  32. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  33. prosecutor
    an official conducting criminal cases on behalf of the state
  34. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  35. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  36. therapy
    the act of providing treatment for an illness or disorder
  37. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  38. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  39. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  40. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  41. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  42. enhance
    increase
  43. impose
    charge and collect payment
  44. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
  45. peer
    look searchingly
  46. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  47. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  48. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  49. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  50. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  51. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  52. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
  53. evolve
    undergo development
  54. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  55. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  56. characterize
    be typical of
  57. constitute
    form or compose
  58. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  59. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  60. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  61. vessel
    an object used as a container, especially for liquids
  62. flee
    run away quickly
  63. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  64. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  65. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  66. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
  67. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
  68. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  69. consumption
    the act of using something up
  70. allegation
    a formal accusation against somebody
  71. contend
    compete for something
  72. contend
    compete for something
  73. facilitate
    make easier
  74. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  75. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  76. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  77. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  78. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  79. endorse
    approve of
  80. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  81. expertise
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
  82. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  83. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  84. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  85. sanction
    official permission or approval
  86. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  87. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  88. subsequent
    following in time or order
  89. correlation
    a reciprocal connection between two or more things
  90. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  91. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
  92. domain
    a particular environment or walk of life
  93. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  94. fiscal
    involving financial matters
  95. chaos
    formless state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  96. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  97. quest
    the act of searching for something
  98. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  99. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  100. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  101. revelation
    the act of making something evident
  102. concede
    give over
  103. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  104. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
  105. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  106. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  107. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  108. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  109. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  110. syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  111. metropolitan
    relating to or characteristic of a large urban area
  112. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  113. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  114. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  115. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  116. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  117. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  118. icon
    a visual representation produced on a surface
  119. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
  120. stance
    a rationalized mental attitude
  121. compel
    force somebody to do something
  122. deploy
    place troops or weapons in battle formation
  123. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  124. compliance
    the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another
  125. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  126. artifact
    a man-made object
  127. demographic
    of or relating to the characteristics of human populations
  128. autonomy
    personal independence
  129. prevail
    prove superior
  130. speculate
    talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way
  131. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  132. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
  133. articulate
    characterized by clear expressive language
  134. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  135. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  136. bureaucracy
    unnecessary procedures that obstruct action
  137. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  138. ensemble
    an assemblage of parts considered as forming a whole
  139. induce
    cause to arise
  140. parameter
    any factor defining a system and determining its performance
  141. systematic
    characterized by order and planning
  142. attribute
    a characteristic that distinguishes objects or individuals
  143. revival
    bringing again into activity and prominence
  144. restraint
    discipline in personal and social activities
  145. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  146. rally
    gather or bring together
Created on Fri Dec 13 06:45:13 EST 2013 (updated Fri Jun 20 11:25:10 EDT 2014)

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