| ambassador |
a person who is sent by the government of one country to be its official representative in another country. |
| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| gluttonous |
inclined to eat excessively; voracious. |
| insurgent |
one who uses armed force to rebel against one's own government. |
| interpret |
to decide on or explain the meaning of. |
| intervene |
to enter a situation so as to change what is happening. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| obstinate |
not willing to change one's ideas; stubborn. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| squeamish |
nauseated, or tending to be easily nauseated or disgusted; queasy. |
| threshold |
the point when something starts to happen. |
| unemployment |
the number or percentage of workers that do not have jobs. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. |