noun a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes.The determination of the coroner was that the man’s death had been accidental and…
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immigrate
intransitive verb to take up permanent residence in a place or country to which one is not native.My grandparents immigrated to the United States from Mexico. See the full entry
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alteration
noun the state or process of altering.Making a movie out of the complicated novel required substantial alteration of the plot. See the full entry
peril
noun the condition of being in danger; jeopardy; risk.His life was in peril. See the full entry