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| foray | (noun) a raid or brief invasion. |
| member | (noun) one of the individuals composing a society, community, association or other group. |
| shortfall | (noun) deficit, shortage. |
| frump | (noun) a drab, old-fashioned person. |
| aren't | (verb) to not have a meaning that includes or implies the meaning of. |
| empower | (verb) give abilities to : enable. |
| mortal | (adjective) destructive to life : causing or capable of causing death. |
| software | (noun) the entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a system and especially a computer system; specifically : computer programs. |
| owner | (noun) one that has or holds as property or privilege. |
| nineteen | (adjective) being one more than 18 in number. |
| bebop | (noun) jazz characterized by rhythmic harmonic complexity and innovation, and usually fast tempos and loud bravura execution. |
| peddle | (verb) to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk. |
| transform | (verb) to change completely or essentially in composition or structure : metamorphose. |
| so-called | (adjective) falsely or improperly so named or designated. |
| minority | (noun) the smaller in number of two groups that together constitute a larger entity. |
| arrow | (noun) a weapon shot from a bow that consists of a straight slender shaft with a point or sharp head and feathers or vanes fastened near the end. |
| detective | (noun) a plainclothes police officer. |
| publish | (verb) to release a product of creative work for public distribution or sale usually with the consent of the copyright holder. |
| infant | (noun) a child in the first year of life : baby. |
| flung | (verb) threw especially with force, violence, recklessness, or abandon : hurled. |
| dictate | (verb) to direct forcefully or irresistibly. |
| payment | (noun) something given to discharge a debt or obligation or to fulfill a promise. |
| composer | (noun) a person who writes music. |
| divine | (adjective) supremely good or admirable. |
| confess | (verb) to tell of or make known something private or hidden : admit, acknowledge. |
| insight | (noun) clear and immediate understanding. |
| fuel | (noun) a material (as coal, gas, oil or wood) used to produce heat or power by burning. |
| another | (adjective) being one more in addition to one or a number of the same kind : additional. |
| shrimp | (noun) any of numerous relatively small crustaceans having a slender elongated body, an abdomen that is compressed on the sides, and long legs. |
| landslide | (noun) a great majority of votes for one side; especially : a one-sided election. |
| predict | (verb) to make an inference regarding a future event based on probability theory : prophesy. |
| theater or theatre | (noun) a building for dramatic performances usually including a stage and with dressing rooms for actors and an auditorium : playhouse. |
| chimney | (noun) a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue that carries off smoke, fumes, or gases. |
| scorpion | (noun) any of numerous arachnids of warm and tropical regions with an elongated body with a segmented tail with a venomous sting at the tip. |
| motion | (noun) an act or instance of moving the body or any of its members : gesture. |
| property | (noun) something that is or may be owned or possessed; specifically : a piece of real estate. |
| lumberjack | (noun) one who is engaged in the action or business of logging. |
| million | (noun) a very large or indefinitely great number. |
| cowlick | (noun) a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually turned up or awry. |
| gradual | (adjective) moving or developing by slight or often imperceptible changes. |
| hankering | (noun) a strong desire : a great yearning. |
| ledge | (noun) a narrow shelf forming the top or projecting from the side of a wall or other vertical structure. |
| yonder | (adjective) being at a distance within view, or at a place or in a direction known or indicated. |
| possible | (adjective) falling within the bounds of what may be done, occur, be conceived, or be attained within the framework of nature, custom or manners. |
| hollow | (adjective) having an empty space or cavity within : not solid. |
| thawed | (verb) became free of stiffness, hardness, numbness, ice or other effect of cold as a result of being warmed. |
| knock | (verb) to strike upon the surface of something (as a door) with a short sharp fairly heavy blow especially so as to indicate desire to gain admittance. |
| piracy | (noun) robbery on the high seas. |
| alpha | (adjective) socially dominant especially in a group of animals. |
| Tuesday | (noun) the day following Monday. |
| stubble | (noun) a short growth of beard. |
| dragnet | (noun) a network of measures for apprehension (as of criminals). |
| podium | (noun) a raised platform or pedestal : dais. |
| introverted | (adjective) marked by a habitual tendency toward being predominantly concerned with one’s own thoughts and feelings. |
| domain | (noun) a large subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites with a common purpose or a common geographic location and denoted in Internet addresses by an abbreviation. |
| uppity | (adjective) marked by airs of superiority. |
| historical | (adjective) true to past events : accurate in respect to past events. |
| swagger | (verb) conduct oneself in an arrogant manner; especially : walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence. |
| quaver | (verb) to utter sound in tremulous uncertain tones. |
| attitude | (noun) a disposition that is primarily grounded in affect and emotion and is expressive of opinions rather than belief. |
| cheapskate | (noun) a miserly or ungenerous person; especially : one who tries to avoid his share of costs. |
| eternity | (noun) a totality of infinite time. |
| humorist | (noun) a writer specializing in or noted for the quality of his or her comedy or ability to amuse. |
| sketch | (verb) to draw or paint a rough drawing representing an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study. |
| moviegoer | (noun) one that goes to see motion pictures especially frequently. |
| awash | (adjective) marked by an abundance : full, overflowing. |
| fouled | (verb) committed an infringement of the rules in a game or sport (as in basketball) for which a penalty was levied against the offending person or team. |
| yeast | (noun) a substance used in baking and the fermentation of alcoholic beverages : leaven. |
| premium | (adjective) commanding a higher than usual price especially because of superior quality. |
| logical | (adjective) that is in accordance with inferences reasonably drawn from preceding or surrounding or predictable facts or events or circumstances. |
| permission | (noun) formal consent : authorization. |
| smoothie or smoothy | (noun) a creamy beverage made of fruit blended with juice, milk or yogurt. |
| bassoon | (noun) a tenor or bass double-reed woodwind instrument having a long doubled conical wooden body connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube. |
| elude | (verb) to avoid slyly or adroitly (as by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity) : evade. |
| merge | (verb) to cause to combine or unite. |
| gorgon | (noun) one resembling one of three sisters in Greek mythology having snake-entwined hair and glaring eyes capable of turning the beholder to stone. |
| legacy | (noun) something coming from the past (as from an age, event, or policy). |
| obsidian | (noun) volcanic glass that is generally black and has a bright luster. |
| depict | (verb) to form a likeness of by drawing or painting. |
| gangster | (noun) a member of a gang of criminals. |
| spreadsheet | (noun) an accounting program for a computer. |
| basically | (adverb) fundamentally, essentially. |
| presence | (noun) the state of being in one place and not elsewhere : the fact of being in company, attendance, or association. |
| launch | (verb) to originate or set in motion : put into operation : initiate, introduce. |
| enviable | (adjective) highly desirable. |
| science | (noun) a branch or department of systematized knowledge that is or can be made a specific object of study. |
| hooligan | (noun) a thug or hoodlum. |
| entrance | (noun) the means or place for physical entering (as a door, gate, or passage). |
| joust | (verb) to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms. |
| bombard | (verb) to attack vigorously or persistently (as with questions or petitions). |
| leeway | (noun) degree of freedom of action or permitted discretion : room for choice. |
| sought | (verb) went in search of : looked for : searched for. |
| Halloween or Hallowe'en | (noun) the evening of October 31 which is often devoted by young people to merrymaking and playing pranks sometimes involving petty damage to property. |
| whimper | (verb) make a low whining plaintive or broken sound. |
| lawyer | (noun) one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to the prosecution or defense of lawsuits or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. |
| trifle | (noun) an insignificant or relatively small amount (as of money). |
| issue | (verb) to cause to appear or become available by officially putting forth or distributing. |
| wren | (noun) any of numerous small more or less brown singing birds. |
| taught | (verb) caused to know how to do something : showed how. |
| carriage | (noun) a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and for comfort or elegance. |
