| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| colleague |
a person who has the same job or employer as another. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| editor |
a person who reads and corrects materials for publication. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs. |
| obstinate |
not willing to change one's ideas; stubborn. |
| pastor |
a minister or priest in charge of a church or congregation. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| prime |
first in importance. |
| respondent |
a person who gives a reply or answer, especially to a survey or poll. |
| sage |
a very wise person. |
| situate |
to put in a particular place or position; place or locate. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |