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quota (noun)

    A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
    A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
    A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

contradict (verb)

    To speak against; to forbid.
    To deny the truth of
        e.g.: His testimony contradicts hers.
    To make a statement denying the truth of the statement(s) made by (a person).
        e.g.: Everything he says contradicts me.
    To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist.

deter (verb)

    To prevent something from happening.
    To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

demise (noun)

    The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
    Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
    Death.
    end (less common, usually in a negative manner)
        e.g.: The lack of funding ultimately led to the demise of the project.

defer (verb)

    To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
    to delay, to wait

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dwindle (verb)

    To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
    To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
        e.g.: The flattery of his friends began to dwindle into simple approbation. (Goldsmith, Vicar, III)
    To lessen; to bring low.
    To break; to disperse.

elaborate (adjective)

    Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated
        e.g.: After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
    intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
        e.g.: I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.

sophisticate (verb)

    To make less natural or innocent.
    To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
        e.g.: To sophisticate the understanding. — Southey.      
    To alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.
        e.g.: To sophisticate wine. — Howell.
    To make more complex or refined.

endow (verb)

    To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
    To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
    To bestow freely.
    To be furnished with something naturally.
        e.g.: She was endowed with a beautiful voice.

bestow (verb)

    To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
    To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
    To dispose of.
    To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.
        e.g.: Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
    To give in marriage.
    To apply; make use of; use; employ.
    To behave or deport.

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enterprise (noun)

    A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
    An undertaking or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
        e.g.: Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
    A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
        e.g.: He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
    an active participation in projects

erroneous (adjective)

    Containing an error; inaccurate.
    Derived from an error.
    Mistaken.

exempt (adjective)

    Free from a duty or obligation.
        e.g.: In their country all women are exempt from military service.     
    Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
    Cut off; set apart.
    Extraordinary; exceptional.

exert (verb)

    To put in vigorous action.
        e.g.: I exerted myself in today's training.
    To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.
        e.g.: He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself.

explicit (adjective)

    Very specific, clear, or detailed.
        e.g.: I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
    Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
        e.g.: The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.

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feasibility (noun)

    The state of being feasible or possible

fluctuate (verb)
    To vary irregularly; to swing.
    To undulate.
    To cause to vary irregularly.

impartial (adjective)

    Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased; fair.

incentive (noun)

    Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
        e.g.: I have no incentive to do housework right now.
    A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
        e.g.: Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.

integrity (uncountable)

    Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
    The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
    The quality or condition of being complete; pure
    With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
    The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.

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adherence (noun)

    A close physical union of two objects.
    Faithful support for some cause.
    An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

steadfast (adjective)

    Fixed or unchanging; steady.
    Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

intrinsic (adjective)

    Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
        e.g.: the intrinsic value of gold or silver     
    Comprising, being part of a whole.

innate (adjective)

    Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
    Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.

omission (noun)

    The act of omitting.
    The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
    Something deleted or left out.
    Something not done or neglected.