| aspiration |
a goal, aim, or ambition. |
| assertion |
a declaration or statement, often without support or proof. |
| deluge |
a flood caused by a great amount of water. |
| demise |
the end of existence or operation. |
| disrupt |
to disturb or cause confusion in. |
| emigrate |
to leave one country or region in order to settle in another. |
| ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which people of a particular race or religion are forced by law to live. |
| individualize |
to make distinct, unique, or suited to a particular person or thing. |
| penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. |
| pry1 |
to be too curious about another person's private life. |
| rueful |
feeling, showing, or causing regret or sorrow. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| trek |
a slow or difficult trip. |
| vocation |
a job or career; occupation. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |