Confident
Adjective
1. having or showing assurance and self-reliance
E.g. healthy people are more confident.
Enduring
Adjective
1. lasting, durable
E.g. it's the oldest, enduring electoral system in the world, and many of its traditions have been unchanged for centuries.
Electoral
Adjective
1. of or relating to an elector
E.g. it's the oldest, enduring electoral system in the world, and many of its traditions have been unchanged for centuries.
Secrecy
Noun
1. the habit or practice of keeping secrets or maintaining privacy or concealment
E.g. enter the Sistine Chapel where each will taken an oath of secrecy.
Penalty
Noun
1. the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense
E.g. they allowed him to pay back the money without a penalty.
Desert
Verb
1. to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return
E.g. she had been married for just over a year when her husband deserted her.
Specialist
Noun
1. one who specializes in a particular occupation, practice, or branch of learning
E.g. she consulted a marketing specialist when she decided to go into business.
Traumatic
Adjective
1. an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent
E.g. she never fully recovered from the traumas she suffered during her childhood.
Legacy
Noun
1. a gift by will especially of money or other personal property
E.g. he left his children a legacy of love and respect.
Inherit
Verb
1. to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion
E.g. when my brother left for college, I inherited his old computer.
Patron
Noun
1. a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
E.g. the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra.
Scold
Verb
1. to quarrel noisily
E.g. he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen.
Immigrant
Noun
1. a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence
E.g. the son of an Italian immigrant, a railway worker.
Progressive
Adjective
1. making use of or interested in new ideas, findings, or opportunities
E.g. the progressive movements of the hands of a clock.
Ballot
Noun
1. a small ball used in secret voting
E.g. after the oath, preparations are made for the election, taken by secret ballot.
Supreme
Adjective
1. highest in rank or authority
E.g. the board has supreme authority over such issues.
Seniority
Noun
1. a privileged status attained by length of continuous service
E.g. he has worked here longer than I have, so he has seniority over me.
Session
Noun
1. a meeting or series of meetings of a body
E.g. the ballots are burned after each session in an incinerator inside the chapel.
Stage
Noun
1. one of a series of positions or stations one above the other
E.g. he has no intention of leaving the political stage.
Blank
Adjective
1. appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed
E.g. sleep is a biological need, but your brain never really sleeps. It is never actually blank.
Disjoint
Verb
1. having no elements in common
E.g. sometimes dreams are terrifying, but they are usually a collection of disjointed, confused thoughts.
Confuse
Verb
1. to disturb in mind or purpose
E.g. e.x.The general was trying to confuse the enemy.
Perspire
Verb
1. to emit matter through the skin; specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration
E.g. you may wake up exhausted, perspiring and with a rapid heartbeat.
Concentrate
Verb
1. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective
E.g. during a dream, the brain may concentrate on a problem and look for different solutions.
Period
Noun
1. the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action
E.g. researchers say that the normal people may have four or five REM periods of dreaming a night.
