| bachelor |
a man who has not married. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| conviction |
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime. |
| embodiment |
a person or thing that perfectly represents some principle, spirit, or the like; incarnation. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| malfunction |
the act or an instance of failing to operate or work properly. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| migrate |
to move from one region into another. |
| mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
| mistaken |
being an error. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| relevance |
connection or importance to the matter in question; pertinence. |
| reportedly |
according to what has been said or according to rumor. |
| vat |
a very large barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding liquids. |