adj. reliable

occurring every three months; taking place four times a year

clear; exact; precise; quick

credible; trustworthy; dependable

lucid; eloquent; expressed using clear and distinct words; able to speak

adj. portable

being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary

mobile; movable; can be transported from one place to another

simple; basic

markedly different; contrasting

n. coalition

agreement in which the seller of securities agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price

small retail store; studio; business; office; outlet

alliance; union; agreement

downward; descent; slope; ebb

n. tender

bid; offer; overseer; supervisor

painstaking labor; careful planning; adding of extra details; act of improving; production

way; route; course; section; piece

side of a hill; incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical

n. accordance

part of a population differing in some characteristic; state of being under legal age

roundish stain; speck; place; awkward or difficult situation; predicament

conformity; agreement; coordination; suitability

wages; living; stronghold

adj. crafted

benevolent; giving; unselfish; abundant; plentiful

non-transferable

produced; made; manufactured

spoiled; immoral; dishonest; perverted

v. frequent

to deliver without charge

to separate into parts; to part; to share; to apportion

to charge; to announce; to advertise

to go regularly to (a certain place); to patronize

adv. fair

justly; equitably; directly; completely; really

therefore; so

doubly

annually

n. course

plan; goal; aim; objective; meaning

favor; liking; fondness; priority; superior status

negotiation; settlement; business deal

direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part of a meal

adj. service

passing; brief

useful; providing assistance; repairing; performing maintenance tasks

beginning; introductory

strained; taut; rigid; nervous; stressful