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Normative: establishing a norm or standard.

Pediment: a triangular structure over a doorway, particularly on a classical Greek temple or other building.

Equity: fairness.

Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Cohesive: consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole.

Microfinance: also called microcredit , is a type of banking service provided to unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who otherwise would have no other access to financial services.

Libel: a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.

Slander: the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

Polity: a form or process of civil government or constitution.

Observance: the act or process of keeping or performing a law, custom, ritual etc.