| ascend |
to go upward; climb; rise. |
| casino |
a room or building for public assembly or entertainment, especially gambling games. |
| categorize |
to put into groups that have common characteristics; arrange by categories; classify. |
| civilian |
of or relating to the daily life of ordinary citizens, not of the military or police. |
| clamor |
a loud noise that goes on for sometime. |
| classify |
to put or order into groups of similar things. |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| legislature |
a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws. |
| narrative |
a story, description, or account of events. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| resistant |
capable of opposing or willing to oppose. |
| sniper |
a soldier who shoots at enemy troops from a concealed position. |
| taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. |