| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen to give attention to a particular matter. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| indefinite |
not certain, not clear, or not having fixed limits. |
| intervene |
to enter a situation so as to change what is happening. |
| plea |
a serious or sincere call for help; appeal. |
| prohibit |
to not allow by law. |
| prosecute |
to begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law. |
| regime |
a system of rule or government. |
| repeal |
to do away with or cancel officially. |
| rivet |
a metal bolt that pins metal plates or other objects together. |
| scholarly |
of or appropriate to a student or a learned person. |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| synergy |
the combined action or power of two or more things. |