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| acknowledgment | favorable notice of an act or achievement; a thing done or given in recognition of something |
| ambush | a trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise; the person so concealed or their position |
| bashful | inclined to shrink from public attention; shy; diffident; characterized by or resulting from extreme sensitiveness or self-consciousness |
| becalm | to bring to a stop or keep motionless by lack of wind; soothe |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand; a counter for refreshments |
| compartment | one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided; a separate division or space |
| corpse | a dead body especially of a human being |
| derby | any of several horse races held annually and usually restricted to 3-year olds; a man's stiff felt hat with a dome shaped crown and narrow brim |
| despite | the feeling or attitude of contempt or scorn; to regard as negligible; worthless, or distasteful |
| dishonest | untrustworthy; deceitful |
| embarrassment | the state of being confused or distressed caused by self-consciousness |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end; defeat; a thin sheet of metal |
| formerly | at an earlier time; previously |
| fracture | the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken; especially, the breaking of a bone |
| fund | an available quantity of material or intangible resources; supply; available money |
| geyser | a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam |
| hardy | bold; brave; full of confidence or brashness; robust; able to withstand adverse conditions |
| hobo | a migratory worker; a homeless and usually penniless wanderer; tramp |
| incredible | too extraordinary or improbable to be believed; amazing |
| jazz | enliven; music of American origin developed mainly from blues and ragtime and marked especially by solo instrumental improvisations; empty talk; humbug |
| kidnap | to carry away a person by unlawful force or by fraud and against his or her will |
| lieutenant | an officer empowered to act for a higher official; a representative of another in the performance of duty; an officer rank in the military or police and fire department |
| lisp | to pronounce /s/ and /z/ imperfectly especially by giving them the sound of /th/; to speak falteringly or childishly |
| mere | a sheet of standing water; pool; being this and nothing else; nothing more than; a part or segment |
| novel | new or striking in conception; having no precedent; a prose story longer than a short story that usually portrays imaginary characters and events |
