| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| ethic |
(plural) an individual's or group's moral principles. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |
| petty |
of little importance or interest. |
| prohibit |
to not allow by law. |
| sequence |
a pattern or process in which one thing follows another. |
| sponsor |
a person who takes responsibility for someone or something. |
| tact |
the ability to say or do the right thing when dealing with others in a difficult situation. |
| thermal |
using, resulting from, or producing heat. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |
| vivid |
bright and strong. |