| ajar |
partly opened. |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| dimension |
size as measured in length, width, or depth. |
| dwell |
to think, write, or speak about over and over again for a long time (often followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extensive |
reaching or extending very far. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| intellectual |
of or having to do with the intellect. |
| ironically |
contrary to what seemed likely at first or to what one would naturally predict. |
| lament |
to mourn for or regret. |
| practical |
having to do with real life and experience rather than theory. |
| rampart |
a mound of earth raised to serve as a defensive fortification, often topped with a protective wall. |
| regime |
a system of rule or government. |
| synthesize |
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole. |
| theoretical |
relating to or consisting of an explanation based on abstract reasoning and speculation rather than facts and evidence; hypothetical. |