| astride |
over or upon and with a leg on each side of. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| girder |
a heavy beam made of steel or wood used to support the floor or framework of a bridge or building. |
| indifference |
lack of interest, especially when interest is called for,expected, or hoped for. |
| inflate |
to make larger or expand. |
| involvement |
the state of having a role in or interest in. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| mechanism |
the working or moving part or process that causes a result. |
| mourn |
to feel or act very sad because of a death or great loss; grieve. |
| propose |
to present or suggest as an idea to be considered. |
| scrounge |
to seek out and gather, especially by salvaging scraps (often followed by "up" or "together"). |
| stability |
the condition or quality of being steady, fixed, or unchanging. |
| technician |
a person whose work requires special skills. |
| unoriginal |
not new or inventive; derived or copied from something else. |