an increase in rate of change having two parts a law determining the fundamental political principles of a government the shape of the outside edge of something not likely to change, clearly decided a book with the meanings of many words something that makes things difficult the act of killing a person as punishment for something the time between birth and death a popular belief that is false or unsupported by fact a reason for not supporting or being in agreement with an idea, action, or plan a person who studies ideas about things such as the meaning of life and truth to make the sound of a word or letter with your voice with no pattern or clear purpose; by chance a pattern of sound and beats in music something that is plaited or twisted as a rope-like length happening or coming at the end of process, final to weaken or destroy something secretly and usually slowly to join or bring together a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving