| accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. |
| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| inconvenient |
causing trouble or extra effort; not convenient. |
| inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
| inseparable |
impossible or difficult to divide or to conceive of apart; tending to remain together. |
| intended |
planned and done with complete awareness; intentional; deliberate. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| respiration |
the act of breathing. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| shortcoming |
a fault or weakness in character, behavior, or ability. |
| terrain |
land or ground, or the natural characteristics of its surface. |
| vicinity |
an area near or around a place; somewhere nearby. |