| dilute |
to make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid. |
| dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or group. |
| encounter |
a brief, chance meeting. |
| evacuate |
to leave or to empty of people for safety reasons. |
| exempt |
to free from something that others are always required to do; excuse. |
| fabrication |
a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. |
| forum |
a public meeting to discuss some problem of public or general interest. |
| initiate |
to cause to begin; start; originate. |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| narrative |
a story, description, or account of events. |
| outrage |
an act that causes a strong feeling of anger because of its violence or cruelty. |
| portfolio |
a collection of unbound papers or other printed material, often constituting a sample of one's professional work, intended to be shown to others and transported from place to place in a specially designed case. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| squander |
to spend or expend (money, time, or effort) wastefully. |
| temptation |
the condition of being lured or enticed by the possibility of pleasure to do something unwise or wrong. |