| autobiography |
the story of a person's life written or told by that person. |
| buoyant |
lighthearted or cheerful. |
| cumbersome |
difficult to hold or carry because of size, shape, or weight. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| diverse |
of different kinds or sorts. |
| eminent |
standing above others in fame or achievement; outstanding. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| fatality |
a sudden or unexpected death. |
| nonetheless |
despite the foregoing; still; even so. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| romance |
a love relationship, either in life or in literature or film. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| unprecedented |
never before observed or experienced. |