| bankrupt |
not able to pay money owed and free by law from having to pay. |
| cease |
to stop or come to an end. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| construe |
to comprehend or explain the meaning or intention of; assign a meaning to; interpret. |
| corporate |
of or relating to a corporation. |
| escalate |
to increase in intensity, scope, or size. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| genealogy |
a chart or record showing the ancestors and lines of hereditary descent of a person or group; family tree. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| pesky |
(informal) pestering or annoying. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |
| sympathetic |
feeling or showing understanding. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |