| bribe |
something promised or given to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| dependable |
deserving trust or confidence; able to be counted on. |
| devise |
to invent or think out. |
| enact |
to make into a law. |
| gala |
a happy celebration, especially a large, elaborate one. |
| garment |
any piece of clothing. |
| justification |
something that explains, rationalizes, or defends. |
| outrage |
an act that causes a strong feeling of anger because of its violence or cruelty. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| plume |
a large, fluffy, colorful feather. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| prosecution |
the initiating and continuing of legal proceedings against one or more persons. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| representative |
a person who speaks or acts for a group or community. |