| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. |
| contemplate |
to look at carefully for a long time. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| deform |
to damage the shape or form of. |
| entrepreneur |
someone who assumes the financial risk of beginning and operating one or several businesses. |
| estate |
a piece of land with a large house on it. |
| guilt |
the fact of having done something wrong or having broken a law. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| narrative |
a story, description, or account of events. |
| prone |
having the habit of; being likely to. |
| province |
one of the divisions of some countries, each with its own government. |
| reliance |
the act of relying or depending. |
| repent1 |
to be sorry or feel remorse for sins or transgressions; be penitent. |
| squander |
to spend or expend (money, time, or effort) wastefully. |
| synonym |
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word of the same language. |