| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. |
| arid |
extremely dry, especially from lack of rainfall. |
| cascade |
to fall from one level to the next; flow down like a waterfall. |
| complex |
difficult to understand. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. |
| curt |
rudely short or brief in speech. |
| dividend |
the number to be divided by another number in math equations. |
| kin |
the members of an extended family together; relatives. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| practitioner |
a person working in a trade, occupation, or profession. |
| premise |
a statement that forms the basis of an argument and that is usually accepted. |
| reverie |
a state of daydreaming, reminiscing, or musing. |
| strategy |
a plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect. |