| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert. |
| bleed |
to lose blood. |
| column |
a vertical list or row. |
| conform |
to act in a way that agrees with a rule or standard. |
| council |
a group of persons gathered together to discuss or make decisions about public matters. For example, a city council may make laws for or give advice on how to run a city. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| goblin |
a small, ugly creature in fairy tales that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| horizon |
the line where the earth and the sky appear to meet. |
| protective |
keeping safe from harm or used to shield against danger. |
| relatively |
in comparison to something else. |
| soar |
to fly or glide in a swift, easy way and at a very great height. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| succeed |
to have a good or favorable result; do well. |
| treason |
the betrayal of one's country by going to war against it or giving information to its enemies. |
| truth |
agreement with the facts or what is real. |