| create |
to bring into being. |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. |
| delirious |
confused from a fever or other cause. |
| discuss |
to talk together about. |
| fruitful |
producing a rich and abundant growth. |
| gaiety |
the state of being happy and cheerful. |
| militia |
a group of trained citizens who are not soldiers but can serve as members of the military in an emergency. |
| obscure |
hard to see or not distinct. |
| overseas |
across any of the oceans; abroad. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| politician |
a person who holds a government office. |
| poll |
a set of questions given to large numbers of people. Polls are used to gather information about what the public thinks. |
| relatively |
in comparison to something else. |
| taxpayer |
one who pays or owes taxes. |
| vicious |
wicked; evil. |