Chapter 8, 9, and 10

5. to cover, as if by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount
9. quite or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out
10. to expel or exclude from a group; shun
12. noisy and disorderly
13. not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection
14. vague; unclear
15. to avoid by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness
19. to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition

1. an ideal or perfect place or state
2. independence; self-government
3. holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
4. a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
6. plentifully supplied; well-filled
7. to authorize, allow, or approve
8. equal in effect or value; the same as
9. a source of help, security or strength; something to turn to; option
11. insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness
16. to state again or repeatedly
17. noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely
18. a group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence