| dependence |
the condition of relying on another for help, or to provide what one needs. |
| haven |
the place where a ship anchors; harbor or port. |
| immigrate |
to come to live permanently in a country where one was not born. |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| irrelevant |
not having anything to do with the matter being considered or talked about. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| particularly |
to an unusual degree; more than other things in a group. |
| plague |
a deadly disease, sudden invasion of harmful insects, or any terrible thing that harms many people. |
| presume |
to take for granted; assume. |
| regardless |
without concern or thought. |
| rueful |
feeling, showing, or causing regret or sorrow. |
| severity |
strictness; harshness. |
| statistic |
a piece of numerical information. |
| stoke |
to add to and stir up the fuel of. |
| woe |
great suffering or sorrow. |