LEAP 2025 Terminology

verb, to obey an instruction or command

• constrict

• comply

• encroach

• extricate

noun, obsolete, ready for retirement

• hemorrhaged

• extricate

• calibrated

• superannuated

verb, bled heavily

• superannuated

• hemorrhaged

• extricate

• calibrated

noun, a brief scene

• extricate

• constrict

• vignette

• creosote

adjective, with caution and without confidence

• constrict

• encroach

• tentative

• extricate

noun, a flammable, oily by product of burning carbon-based fuels like coal, peat, and wood

• vignette

• calibrated

• creosote

• encroach

verb, to limit or impede growth

• extricate

• constrict

• tentative

• encroach

verb, to gradually intrude upon or invade

• comply

• constrict

• extricate

• encroach

verb, checked or determined by comparison with a standard

• extricate

• calibrated

• hemorrhaged

• constrict

noun, belief in the primary or sole importance of the self

• calibrated

• superannuated

• constrict

• egocentrism