| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. |
| departure |
the act or an occasion of leaving or going away. |
| dependent |
relying on another for help or to provide what one needs. |
| envision |
to picture or visualize in the mind; imagine. |
| martyr |
a person who suffers or is killed for defending some belief or cause. |
| marvel |
a thing, person, or event that causes wonder or amazement. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| persuasive |
having the ability to cause another to do or believe something. |
| presidential |
of or relating to the person or office of a president. |
| righteous |
morally upright. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| unappreciated |
not acknowledged as having worth or value. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |