| celebrate |
to make special or honor with gifts, parties, or activities. |
| colony |
a place where a group of people come to settle which is under the control of their home country. |
| compartment |
a part or area of something that is divided off as a section of the whole. |
| devour |
to eat or swallow in a greedy way. |
| empire |
a group of nations or peoples under one ruler or government. |
| jury |
a group of people called to a court of law who listen to the facts of a case and decide its outcome. |
| parallel |
lying or moving in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other. |
| postpone |
to put off until later. |
| priest |
a person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services. |
| rugged |
having a surface that is rough and broken. |
| sustainable |
of or related to a method of managing or using a resource so that the resource is never used up or forever damaged. |
| tactic |
a technique or maneuver used for achieving a goal, especially in battle. |
| talon |
a claw of a bird or animal. |
| twitch |
to move or pull with a quick, sudden motion; jerk. |
| whiten |
to make or become white. |