800–950+ – Reading 12

a right of jurisdiction granted to an individual or corporation by a sovereign; a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining lease; a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patent

to be, come, go, or happen before, ahead, or in front of someone or something

to make a statement that something happened or that something is true, especially as a witness in court

to draw away or divert someone or something's attention or focus from what they are trying or supposed to be doing

​to declare that something is true or that you support something strongly

(of two things) to be different from each other that they cannot be both true

to say that another person’s statement is false and the opposite is true

a person who is present at a specific time or place

to replace or balance the effect of something, especially something bad

to talk, do things, communicate, or deal with other people; to have an effect on each other

to join together into one whole

to cause to move, happen, develop, or progress faster or earlier

able to move or be moved freely or easily

to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount

very modern or has been made using the most recent methods and technology

a collection of investments

to be the support or basis of; account for

the acquisition or seizure of control or power

necessary to or important in the initiation, conduct, or completion of a strategic plan

a person who organizes and operates a business or enterprise