| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return; desert. |
| arise |
to appear; come into being. |
| chairman |
a man who is in charge of a meeting or committee. |
| citizenship |
the state of being a legal member of a country. |
| classification |
the act of putting or ordering things into groups of similar things. |
| culture |
the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. |
| ensure |
to make certain; cause to be a certainty. |
| exclaim |
to speak suddenly and with strong feeling. |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. |
| forth |
forward; onward in time or location. |
| fountain |
a spray of water created by a machine, or the structure from which the water flows. |
| grocery |
a store where food and other household supplies are sold; grocery store. |
| mummy |
a dead body that has been preserved with special chemicals and wrapped in cloth. The ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummies. |
| peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. |
| prepare |
to make ready. |