Vocabularies

A privately owned armed ship authorized by a government to attack enemy ships during war.

in a private way; not in public or not shared with others

A state in which things essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are lacking.

the process of transferring ownership of a business, industry, or service from the public sector to the private sector

A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

having special advantages; favored; elite

A close, private, or special relationship; in law, the direct connection between parties to a contract.

having access to secret or private knowledge

something given as a reward for achievement; to value highly

a professional, especially in sports; or a person who is in favor of something

Taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens.

Leadership that takes initiative and anticipates problems before they occur, rather than reacting to events.

Actively planning and setting aside money in advance to prepare for future financial needs

Based on probability; involving chance or statistical likelihood.

the likelihood or chance of something happening

likely to happen or be true, but not certain

used to mean that something is very likely to happen or be true

the official proving of a will in a court of law

a period of testing or supervision, especially for offenders or new employees

to investigate thoroughly; a device used for exploration or examination

Live microorganisms that provide health benefits when consumed in adequate amounts.

Live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer health benefits to the host, especially for digestive health.

The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome

The process of working through details of a problem to reach a solution.

Difficult to solve or deal with; presenting a problem or challenge.

The long, flexible nose of some animals, especially an elephant, or a tubular feeding and sucking organ in insects.

Relating to an established or official way of doing something; concerned with procedure.

An established or official way of doing something; a series of actions conducted in a certain order.

to begin or continue an action or process after a pause or interruption

a course of action; often used for a legal process or event

An event or a series of activities involving a formal or set procedure.

money obtained from an event, activity, or sale

a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end

The consistency and steadiness of biological or functional processes

Foods that have been altered from their natural state through various methods such as canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration and aseptic processing.

the series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end, especially in data or food handling

a group of people or vehicles moving forward in an organized way, especially as part of a ceremony

a machine or device that processes something, especially a computer's central processing unit (CPU)

to announce something publicly or officially, especially something important

an official public announcement made by a person in authority

a natural tendency or inclination to do something, especially something bad

to delay doing something, often unnecessarily or habitually

the act of delaying or postponing something

a person who supervises students during an examination

to obtain something, especially with effort or difficulty

the process of obtaining goods or services, often for business or government

to poke or push someone or something with a finger, foot, or pointed object

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

the quality of being wastefully extravagant