| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| devout |
devoted to religion. |
| incidence |
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs. |
| knoll |
a small rounded rise of land; hill. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| monitor |
to observe in order to check on. |
| oral |
spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking. |
| polarize |
to cause to concentrate around opposite points. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| proportion |
a part of a whole. |
| savanna |
a flat plain covered with grass that also has scattered trees. Savannas are found in Africa and other tropical regions. |
| unexpected |
unforeseen; surprising. |