| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sovereign | (noun) a king/queen; a monarch;(adjective) having supreme rank or power |
| stealth | (noun) the act of moving in a quiet, secret way to avoid notice |
| pretext | (noun) a purpose/excuse given to hide the real reason for something |
| render | (verb) to hand over/submit for approval/payment/etc,; to give up/surrender |
| translucent | (adjective) shining through; letting light pass through |
| sentinel | (noun) a person/animal set to guard a group; a sentry |
| phalanx | (noun) a group of individuals joined together for a common purpose |
| incarnation | (noun) taking on a human form; any person/thing serving as the living example/symbol of a concept |
| verge | (noun) the extreme edge/rim/margin of something; (verb) to border on |
| cite | (verb) to quote/mention as an authority or example |
| blitz | (noun) any intense, swift attack |
| precedent | (noun) a previous case/decision that can serve as an example/rule to be followed later in similar cases |
| audible | (adjective) capable of being heard |
| parch | (verb) to dry/roast; to make/become very dry |
| frieze | (noun) a decorative horizontal band along the upper part of a wall in a room |
| perpetual | (adjective) lasting forever/for an indefinitely long time |
| malice | (noun) the desire to harm/see others suffer |
| tedious | (adjective) tiresome because of slowness/length of something; boring |
| Waterloo | (noun) any decisive/crushing blow; the site of the battle in which Napoleon I was finally defeated in 1815 |
| submerge | (verb) to place/go under water/some other liquid |
| logic | (noun) sound sense; reasoning; use of methodical argument |
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