| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| embargo |
a government order that restricts trade or the shipment of goods. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. |
| extinct |
no longer existing. |
| familiarity |
knowledge or understanding of a particular thing. |
| inspire |
to arouse feelings of exaltation in. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| pastor |
a minister or priest in charge of a church or congregation. |
| simplicity |
the condition or quality of being easy to understand or do. |
| synonym |
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word of the same language. |
| tragedy |
a disaster; a very sad event. |
| unify |
to make into a single unit or thing; bring together; unite. |
| vague |
just barely visible or able to be perceived. |