lawf ti 1. of great height; high. From a great distance, they spotted the castle’s lofty towers. This evening they sit beneath the lofty palm trees, where the crane flutters round them…
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bureaucracy
byər a krə si 1. an organized group of hired officials, esp. governmental. The governor is at the head of the state bureaucracy. 2. a system of administration characterized by excessive routine…
concede
concede kən sid transitive verb 1. to acknowledge the truth, justice, or propriety of; admit. After some argument, he conceded her point. I concede that my son was in the wrong, but I…
encrypt
encrypt ihn krIpt transitive verb 1. to put (information) into a code, thus protecting it from being read and understood by those not authorized to have access to the information. I’ve been assured…
traverse
tr@ vuhrs transitive verb 1. to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. We traversed the county in one day. The terrain was rough and we traversed only ten miles. 2….