| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| confrontation |
the act of facing or meeting another without evasion or avoidance. |
| educational |
giving knowledge or skill. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| inseparable |
impossible or difficult to divide or to conceive of apart; tending to remain together. |
| insider |
one with privileged knowledge or access to it. |
| massive |
having a very large amount of matter; big and heavy; solid. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| suffrage |
the right to vote or the exercise of this right. |
| tantalize |
to tease or torment with the sight or prospect of something desirable but unattainable. |
| transcontinental |
going or reaching across a continent. |
| waver1 |
to move back and forth in a fluttering motion; sway. |