| amnesty |
a general pardon given by a government, especially for political offenses. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| enthrall |
to hold the complete attention of; fascinate. |
| foolproof |
always successful or effective. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| harmony |
being in agreement; unity. |
| hostility |
the state of being unfriendly or full of hate. |
| intensive |
highly concentrated in a small space or interval of time. |
| orient |
to find the position of with respect to the points of the compass. |
| projection |
a guess of a future situation based on looking at the present situation. |
| reasonable |
using good sense and clear thinking. |
| theory |
a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |
| vortex |
a whirling mass of fluid, air, or the like, such as a whirlpool, that generates a vacuum in the center toward which things are drawn. |