statute

noun

a law, rule, or regulation

asterisk

noun

a starlike mark used in printing

brochure

noun

a pamphlet

discredit

verb

to fail to believe

noun

disbelief

recession

noun

an act of withdrawing, temporary decline in economy

hypothetical

adjective

supposed or believable but not necessarily true

thesis

noun

an argument to be defended

perspective

noun

point of view

verb

drawn to produce this effect

jurisdiction

noun

authority or power

bibliography

noun

a list of books or essays on a particular subject