| absorb |
to take in or soak up. |
| alas |
a word used to express sadness or disappointment. |
| beholder |
one who looks or sees. |
| burst |
to break, open up, or explode suddenly. |
| choice |
the act or an instance of selecting or picking. |
| clamber |
to climb with difficulty or in an awkward way, using hands and feet. |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| difference |
the condition of being not like or not the same. |
| dreary |
gloomy, sad, or dull. |
| insurance |
a protection against certain accidents that is provided by a company in return for payment of a fee. |
| relative |
a person who belongs to the same family as someone else. |
| relieve |
to make less painful or troubling; ease. |
| site |
the location or proposed location of a town, city, building, or event. |
| volume |
a collection of pages of writing or print bound together; book. |
| width |
the length of something from one side to the other. |