| bride |
a woman who is about to be married or was just married. |
| diplomat |
a person whose job is to handle relations with the governments of other countries. |
| distress |
a state of great need or trouble. |
| economic |
having to do with the money system. |
| gossip |
tales or talk about the personal lives and secrets of others when they are not present. |
| hermit |
a person who lives alone and away from others. Often a person becomes a hermit in order to lead a religious life. |
| marketplace |
an area, either outside or inside, where goods are sold. |
| media |
the means of distributing information to large numbers of people, through newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. |
| physician |
a doctor of medicine who is qualified and licensed to treat illness and injury. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| prediction |
the act of telling or trying to tell what will happen in the future. |
| puny |
very small or weak; feeble. |
| scheme |
a plan or plot. |
| tentacle |
a long thin body part on the head or around the mouth of some animals. Tentacles are used for feeling or taking hold of things. |
| voyage |
a long journey by air, land, sea, or outer space. |