A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time doing it.

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A small booklet or pamphlet that gives information or advertises something.

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Foolish or silly behavior meant to amuse.

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A flavor made from brown sugar and butter, often used in candies or desserts.

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Prestige or high status; a distinguishing mark.

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An organized effort to achieve a goal, especially in politics or marketing.

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A large branched candlestick or holder for several candles.

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A sudden and widespread disaster or failure.

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A meeting of members of a political party to decide policy or candidates.

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A person employed to drive a private vehicle for someone.

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A smoked and dried jalapeño pepper used in Mexican cuisine.

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A closed path through which electricity flows, or a route.

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Dependent on surrounding conditions; indirect or inconclusive.

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The action or fact of forming a united whole.

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The doctrine that actions are right or wrong based on their consequences.

Commitment to traditional values and resistance to change.

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Legal concept where a guardian is appointed to manage another's affairs.

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Political system that seeks to regulate the sharing of power in a state that comprises diverse groups.

The action of making something stronger or more solid.

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Easily seen or noticed; attracting attention.

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A group or cluster, often of related ideas or people.

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Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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Whether something is in accordance with the constitution.

A learning theory where knowledge is actively constructed by the learner.

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The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time; deep reflective thought.

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The quality of existing at the same time.

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Heated disagreement or argument.

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Placing something in a context to aid understanding.

Sharing a common border; touching.

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A musical composition in which new text is set to an existing melody.

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The practice of opposing popular opinion.

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A minor dispute or disagreement; an unexpected and unwelcome event.

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The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

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Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.

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Insolent or insulting language or treatment.

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A method of making fabric by looping yarn with a hooked needle.

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A small, round, soft bread with holes, usually eaten toasted.

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To form into crystals; to become clear or definite.

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Center of attention or admiration — leadership charisma.

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The material within a cell, excluding the nucleus.

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Strictly required by etiquette, usage, or fashion.

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A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

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The process of distributing power away from a central authority.

The act of deceiving or misleading someone.

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The process by which colonies become independent from colonial powers.

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Critical analysis that reveals underlying assumptions, often to challenge norms.

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The process of removing or neutralizing contaminants.

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To remove (something) from its context.

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Proper behavior or conduct in social situations.

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The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

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Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment of another.

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Loss of self-awareness in groups, often leading to antisocial behavior.

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To release from structured systems, especially in healthcare or justice.

A person skilled in the art of dinner conversation.

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The process of making something or someone lose legitimacy.

Causing harm or damage.

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Involving careful consideration or discussion.

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To describe or portray (something) precisely.

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The dispersion of people from their original homeland.

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A division into two contrasting or opposing parts.

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Slow to act; intended to cause delay.

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A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

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Correction or revision of a text or theory.

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Breaking down data or processes into smaller components for detailed analysis.

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To remove ambiguity; to make clear and precise.

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The ability to judge well.

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The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior; a field of study.

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To disconcert or confuse.

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A break in a geological sequence without evidence of erosion.

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Without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

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Quality of digressing from subject to subject.

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The act of reducing someone's authority or capacity to act.

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A feeling of disappointment about something.

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The act of reducing someone's authority or capacity to act.

A feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired.

To free from a burden or impediment.

To deprive someone of the right to vote or other rights.

A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed.

To discourage someone from doing something, often by creating unfavorable conditions.

The quality of not being sincere, typically by pretending to know less than one really does.

The process of breaking into small parts or fragments.

The reduction in the use of intermediaries between producers and consumers.

Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.

The quality of being out of proportion in size or amount.

Inclination to argue — useful or harmful depending on use.

A state of uneasiness or anxiety.

Formal, detailed discussion or essay — deep strategic thinking.

The act of spreading something, especially information, widely.

Protest against official policy; dissent.

To disappear or cause to disappear, especially of something intangible.

Lack of harmony among musical notes or within ideas.

Extremely upset and anxious.

Light rain falling in fine drops.

The process by which movement or energy is produced.

The quality of being cheerful and full of energy.

Cheerful and full of energy.

Of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

A striptease performer.

A level or rank in an organization or society.

Meaningless repetition of another's words.

Brilliant display or effect; social distinction or renown.

Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

The practice of deriving ideas from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Promoting unity among the world's Christian churches.

The principles or practices promoting cooperation among different denominations.

Bubbly, lively, or enthusiastic.

Successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.

The power to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

Thinking only of oneself, without regard for others.

The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking.

Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.

To issue or spread out from.

An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.

A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.

A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

The process of becoming visible or coming into existence.

A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.

A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Leading with understanding and compassion for others.

The development or cultivation of empathy, especially in individuals or organizational culture.

The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.

Giving someone the authority or power to do something.

The process of becoming stronger or more confident.

Relating to the highest heaven or the sky.

A portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture.

At risk of becoming extinct.

An attempt to achieve a goal.

An act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.

To cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality.

The giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

Relating to or denoting self-control or mastery over oneself.

The state of having gained spiritual knowledge or understanding; the act of enlightening.

The act of making someone a noble or of raising them to nobility.

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

The realization of potential; the condition in which a potentiality has become an actuality.

To capture the fascinated attention of someone.

A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.

The process of establishing something very firmly so that change is unlikely.

The spirit or practice of taking initiative and financial risk in business.

The act of creating and managing a business venture to make a profit.