| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| broaden |
to make or become broad or broader. |
| census |
an official count of the people who live in a country or other area. A census is also used to collect information about these people, such as their job, age, or sex. |
| envious |
showing or feeling desire for what another has. |
| fluent |
able to speak or write easily and naturally. |
| immature |
not completely grown or developed; not mature. |
| impair |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage. |
| inaugurate |
to start or cause to start formally. |
| inevitably |
unavoidably, regardless of any circumstances or attempts at prevention. |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. |
| penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. |
| sanitary |
free from things that can cause infection; clean; sterile. |
| secede |
to withdraw from a group or a political union. |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |
| utmost |
of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; greatest. |