Thomas Jefferson List 8

conceded

1 to admit that something is true. 2 to admit defeat. 3 to grant, yield, or surrender a right, a privilege, etc. 4 to allow an opponent to score a goal or win a match.

coughs

1 an act of coughing. 2 a condition of the respiratory organs which causes coughing.

courtroom

the place or room in which a court of law meets.

extend

1 to reach, be, or make continuous over a certain area or length of time. 2 to lengthen to make larger in space or time. 3 to stretch or lay out at full length. 4 to offer an invitation, hospitality, kindness, etc.

generation

1 all the people born at a particular time regarded collectively. 2 a stage in development. 3 the production of something by a natural or artificial process especially the production of electricity or heat.

legality

lawfulness

liberty

1 freedom in general. 2 being free from captivity, imprisonment, slavery, or despotic control. 3 the right or power to do as one pleases.

punctuated

1 to interrupt at intervals. 2 to insert punctuation marks in a document, etc.

denounced

1 to condemn. 2 to reject. 3 to accuse publicly of something. 4 to inform against someone.

worsened

to make or become worse

comically

funnily, in a way that causes laughter.

crookedly

1 not straight or level. 2 bent, curved, or twisted. 3 deformed.

fireplace

1 a place for a fire in a house especially a grate or hearth at the base of a chimney. 2 the structure surrounding things or the area in front of it.

musty

smelling or tasting moldy or stale.

structures

1 a whole constructed unit especially a building. 2 the way in which a building is constructed. 3 a set of interconnecting parts of any complex thing.

suite

1 a set of rooms. 2 a set of furniture. 3 a set of short musical pieces or dances.

lateness

far on the day or night, or far on in a specified period.

rigors

harsh measures or conditions.

rummage

1 to search especially chaotically and unsystematically. 2 to find among other things. 3 to make untidy while searching.

indication

1 a hint. 2 something indicated or suggested. 3 the act or instance of pointing something out or making it known.

impunity

1 without having to suffer the normal negative consequences of an action. 2 exemption from punishment or from negative consequences.

inquiry

1 an official investigation. 2 a request for information. 3 a question or query.

intruding

1 to disrupt. 2 to come uninvited or unwanted.

issues

1 an important subject of debate or law. 2 a point in question. 3 a giving out or circulation of shares, notes, stamps, etc. 4 a quantity of coins, supplies, copies of a newspaper or book, etc. circulated or put on a sale at one time. 5 each of regular series of a magazine, etc.

non-payment

not paying for something, failure to pay.

offenders

a person who has committed an offence

overstepped

1 to pass beyond a boundary or limitation. 2 to violate certain standards of behavior.

prosecute

1 to make somebody go to a court to answer charges relating to a crime, claim, etc. 2 to follow up or pursue an inquiry, studies, etc.

vessel

1 a boat or ship. 2 a hollow receptacle or container such as a cask, cup, pot, bottle, etc. 3 a tube inside an animal or plant which carries blood or some other liquid.

appeals

1 an earnest or formal request or plea. 2 attractiveness. 3 an application to a higher court for a reconsideration of the decision of a lower court. 4 a call for the umpire to make a decision on whether a batsman is out or not.

comprehensive

1 complete. 2 including all or nearly all elements, aspects, etc. 3 characterized by or showing complete understanding.

effectiveness

the success of something in producing a desired outcome or result.

unifying

1 to make into one thing. 2 to join together.

disjointed

lacking any clear connection or unity.

typhoid

an infectious bacterial fever which causes red spots to appear on the chest.

vitally

1 essentially. 2 importantly.

abandoning

1 to give up completely often before completion. 2 to leave, forsake, or desert a person, a place, etc.

corporation

1 a company. 2 a group of people authorized to act as an individual and recognized in law as a single entity. 3 a group of people elected to govern a town.

dumped

1 to put down firmly or clumsily. 2 to throw out.

convention

1 a formal assembly or conference for a common purpose. 2 a generally accepted way of doing things. 3 a custom or customary practice.

crisis

a traumatic, dangerous, or very difficult time or situation.

electricity

1 energy and life. 2 a form of energy used for lighting, heating, and making machines work.

emigration

leaving one's own country to settle in another.

moist

slightly wet or damp.

reconstructed

1 Something which has been created again. 2 to build or form again. 3 to re-enact a crime

voters

1 a person who is eligible to vote in an election. 2 a person who votes.

abuse

1 incorrect or improper use of something or someone. 2 an instance of this. 3 an unjust or corrupt practice. 4 insulting language.

chilling

1 striking because of its cold or detached nature. 2 to fill with a felling of fear and coldness. 3 to depress or dispirit. 4 to make or to become cold.

copies

1 a single specimen of a publication. 2 a thing made to imitate or be identical to another.

disjoin

to separate

dominions

1 the title of each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth. 2 the territory of a sovereign or government.

habitations

1 a place or area in which someone lives. 2 the act of living in a house or home.

prose

the ordinary form of written or spoken language as opposed to poetry or verse.

societies

1 a social community. 2 the sum of human conditions and activity in a country, region, etc. which is regarded as an independent whole and distinct from other societies elsewhere. 3 an association of people united by a common aim or interest.q

worded

1 to select words to express something. 2 to put into words.

doubled

1 to bend or curl up through pain, laughter, a blow, etc. 2 to make or become twice as much or many. 3 to fold or bend over on itself.

export

the act or process of sending goods or services to another country especially to sell them there.

flatly

absolutely or completely.

moderation

the process or instance of avoiding extremes or excess

prevailed

1 to be victorious. 2 to be more usual or predominant. 3 to exist or occur in general use or experience. 4 to persuade.