| correlation |
a relationship or correspondence between two or more things. |
| dominate |
to control by the use of power; rule. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| legislate |
to create a law or laws. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| narrator |
a person or character who tells a story. |
| nestle |
to lie close or curled next to. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| pinpoint |
to find or explain exactly. |
| prolong |
to add length to or make last longer. |
| quarantine |
the keeping of a person, animal, or thing away from others to stop a disease from spreading. |
| refine |
to make pure or fine. |
| renegade |
a member who rejects the common beliefs or attitudes of a group such as a religious sect, political party, or business organization. |
| tenant |
a person or group that occupies or uses another's house, office, building, or land, especially in exchange for rent. |