| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| congregate |
to bring or come together to form a group; gather. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| cooperative |
willing to work together or cooperate. |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. |
| downplay |
to dismiss the significance of; minimize. |
| genealogy |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| notorious |
known for something bad. |
| presently |
in a little while; very soon. |
| somber |
sad, dismal, or full of gloom. |
| valid |
based on truth, fact, or logic. |
| verdict |
the decision of a judge or jury in a law case. |
| virtually |
practically; almost completely; very nearly. |