| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| excerpt |
a short section taken from a play, film, or written work. |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| internal |
located on the inside; inner. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| mobility |
the quality of moving or being moved easily from place to place, or of having ease and flexibility of motion. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| polar |
of or having to do with the North Pole or South Pole of the earth. |
| procurement |
the act or process of obtaining something with deliberate effort or care. |
| recuperate |
to become healthy again after being ill. |
| tempo |
the speed at which a musical piece is to be played. |
| toll2 |
a charge for using a bridge or a road. |
| trio |
a group of three people who sing or play musical instruments together. |