| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| attraction |
the act or power of drawing things or people near. |
| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| bile |
ill temper or anger. |
| casualty |
a person in the armed forces who is killed, wounded, or missing in action. |
| compute |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic. |
| considerable |
large in size or amount. |
| conversion |
the changing of a person's religious beliefs. |
| gape |
to stare in surprise, awe, or wonder, especially with the mouth open. |
| integrity |
a strong sense of honesty; firmness of moral character. |
| involvement |
the state of having a role in or interest in. |
| metaphor |
a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, as, for example, when a man says that his wife is a diamond. |
| remnant |
a quantity, piece, or part that is left over or remains. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |
| vacate |
to make vacant or unoccupied by leaving. |