| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| audible |
heard or able to be heard. |
| dissent |
to disagree with an opinion or belief held by many others. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| emphatic |
forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action. |
| gape |
to stare in surprise, awe, or wonder, especially with the mouth open. |
| guilt |
the fact of having done something wrong or having broken a law. |
| hence |
from this moment; from now. |
| liable |
held responsible by law. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| sovereignty |
supreme power or authority, especially over a state or other political body. |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| voluntary |
acting from or done by choice. |