| amnesty |
a general pardon given by a government, especially for political offenses. |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| consolidation |
the act of combining into a whole or mass; unification. |
| legendary |
having to do with or like a legend. |
| notch |
(informal) a little bit. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| prerequisite |
something required beforehand. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| spectacular |
of or having to do with a spectacle; splendid; marvelous. |
| stern1 |
firm and determined; not flexible. |
| valiant |
showing or characterized by courage in both spirit and action; brave; heroic. |