| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| category |
a particular section of a main group; class. |
| confidential |
secret. |
| conformity |
accordance or compliance with a standard or norm. |
| evacuate |
to leave or to empty of people for safety reasons. |
| extremist |
a person who takes a radical stand and encourages radical action or thinking, especially in politics. |
| inscribe |
to write by carving. |
| jubilee |
a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. |
| literally |
word for word. |
| particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
| passionate |
having or showing strong emotions. |
| petition |
a formal, written request by many people that is made to a person in authority. |
| revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |