Ch. 33 Derivatives Flashcards
adjutant
a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in issuing orders
aid
to provide support for
coadjutant
help reciprocally, cooperating
administration
the management of any office, business, or organization
administrator
a person who manages or has a talent for managing
imminence
the state/condition of being impending
imminent
likely to occur at any moment
commissary
a deputy/delegate
commission
an instruction, command, or duty given to a person/group of people
commit
carry out/perpetrate
commitment
the state/quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
committee
a group of people appointed for a specific function
caution
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation
cautious
careful to avoid potential problems or dangers
ascertain
find (something) out for certain; make sure of
certainty
firm conviction that something is the case
certificate
an official document attesting a certain fact
certify
attest or confirm in a formal statement
certitude
absolute conviction that something is the case
dishonest
behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy way
honest
free of deceit; sincere
honesty
the quality of being free of deceit
honorable
bringing/worthy of honor
otiose
serving no practical purpose/result
solicit
ask for or try to obtain something from someone
solicitation
the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone
solicitor
a person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc.
solicitude
care/concern for someone or something
affiliate
officially connect to an organization
affiliation
the act of becoming formally connected/joined
filial
relating to/befitting of a son or daughter
infancy
very early childhood
infant
a child during the earliest period of its life
infantile
babyish/childish
infantry
soldiers/military units that fight on foot
dolor
sorrow; grief
dolorous
expressing pain or sorrow
