| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| compound |
made up of two or more parts or elements. |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. |
| entrepreneur |
someone who assumes the financial risk of beginning and operating one or several businesses. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
| prerequisite |
something required beforehand. |
| prominent |
easy to see or notice because of some difference. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| spokesman |
a man who speaks for one or more other persons. |
| sponsor |
a person who takes responsibility for someone or something. |