Nouns
A country or area controlled in an official, political way by a more powerful country
colony
To persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army
recruit
Honest and not containing or telling any lies
truthful
Someone who loves their country and is proud of it
patriot
The _________ displayed by the lying student shocked his teacher.
dishonesty
Someone who supports you, especially when other people are against you
ally
To look at or consider a person or a thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something
examine
Morally wrong, or outside society’s standards of acceptable, honest, or good and moral behavior
immoral
To order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way
instruct
The judge presided _______ over her courtroom. She always tried to be fair in her rulings.
honorably
In some churches, a person who helps the minister or priest with the running and organization of the church
deacon
To attack someone or something by moving forward quickly
charge
Easily seen or understood
evident
Extremely bad or unacceptable - deserving blame
reprehensible
As the fog rolled in off the sea, the beach became _____ in a thick mist.
shrouded
A person whose job is to prepare dead bodies that are going to be buried or cremated (burned) and to organize funerals
undertaker
to give a person something of value
endow
Having a right to certain rights or privileges
entitled
A change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war
revolution
I really appreciated my sister's ________ response when I asked her about an uncomfortable topic.
candid
A set of personal or social standards for good or bad behavior - the quality of being right, honest, or acceptable
morality
To fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
collapse
Real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
tangible
Continuing without any possibility of being stopped
inexorable
The thief wore a ____________ to try and hide their identity.
disguise