| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| convict |
to find guilty of a crime. |
| cue1 |
anything done or said during a play that is a signal for an actor to say or do something. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. |
| embargo |
a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| espionage |
the act of spying to collect information. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| literate |
able to read and write. |
| locale |
a place, especially as the setting of some event. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| placement |
the act of putting into position or the state of being put into position; location. |
| setback |
something that happens that slows, stops, or reverses progress that is being made. |
| startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. |
| straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. |