| alien |
someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of that country. |
| deprive |
to take away from; not allow to have. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| loiter |
to stand around idly. |
| monitor |
to observe in order to check on. |
| notion |
an idea, opinion, or view. |
| operative |
being in effect. |
| precise |
clearly said or communicated. |
| promote |
to support the growth of or help move forward. |
| provoke |
to make angry, annoyed, or emotional; bring to action. |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or country to seek safety or protection. |
| sole1 |
single and alone; not one among others; only. |
| spiritual |
of or pertaining to the soul or matters of the soul, the part of a human being that is believed to be the higher or deeper self and not part of the body. |