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acquire
To get.
address
To speak to a person or a group.
advantageous
Something that gives one advantages.
assumptions
Ideas that are accepted as truth without proof.
cartographer
Mapmaker.
dismemberment
The act of tearing something apart.
dispute
Argument.
engraved
Carved.
experience
Participation in events leading to knowledge.
flee
To run away.
fleurs-de-lys
An iris flower that symbolizes the kings of France.
foretell
To predict.
Gothic
A European style from the Middle Ages.
harangue
A long, loud speech that is usually critical.
interval
Amount of time between two events.
nonviolence or non-violence
Calling for government change peacefully and without violence.
oration
A formal speech.
ordination
The ceremony in which a person becomes a priest or minister.
radical
Extremely unusual.
revolutionary
Person who supports significant political or social change.
self-sufficient
Able to take care of one's own needs without help.
withstand
To resist, oppose.
youth
Young person or people.