| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| demographic |
of or relating to the study of human populations, involving statistical analysis of size, distribution, density, migration, fertility, and the like. |
| dispose |
to place or arrange. |
| eloquent |
using words well, in a way that others enjoy hearing or reading. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
| infiltrate |
to enter into in secret. |
| inscribe |
to write by carving. |
| latter |
the second of two things mentioned. |
| marital |
of or concerning marriage. |
| prohibition |
the act of forbidding. |
| rebirth |
a major recurrence, as of a phenomenon; revival. |
| violate |
to break or fail to keep. |