| burrow |
a hole or tunnel dug by certain animals for use as a hiding place or home. |
| compliant |
willing to cooperate or agree; accommodating. |
| conceive |
to give shape to in the mind. |
| contaminate |
to make dirty, polluted, or not usable by touching or by adding something to. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. |
| glaze |
a shiny coating on pottery. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| 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. |
| perish |
to die or be destroyed by violence or in some other way that is not natural. |
| repeal |
to do away with or cancel officially. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| yearn |
to have a strong desire, craving, or wish for something. |