| amnesty |
a general pardon given by a government, especially for political offenses. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| discernment |
the ability to keenly perceive and judge. |
| dissent |
to disagree with an opinion or belief held by many others. |
| explosive |
able to cause an explosion. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| inflammatory |
tending to arouse and excite the emotions, or call forth an emotional response. |
| inhibition |
the condition of being held back or prevented from acting, as by one's own fear or embarrassment. |
| knack |
a natural talent for something. |
| onset |
the early stage; beginning. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| productivity |
the capacity for manufacturing things or doing any work that yields measurable results. |
| prognosis |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, especially of the likelihood of recovery. |