| approximately |
about; almost exactly. |
| confidence |
a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. |
| eccentric |
not behaving or thinking in an ordinary or accepted way; odd; peculiar. |
| economical |
using only a small amount; without waste; frugal. |
| engagement |
a meeting with someone at a certain time; appointment. |
| entrust |
to hand over to for the care or protection of. |
| levy |
the collection by a government of money, property, or troops. |
| pamphlet |
a thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. |
| placement |
the act of putting into position or the state of being put into position; location. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| revise |
to change or make different. |
| segregation |
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups. |
| variable |
something that can change or that has no fixed value. |