| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| attentive |
watching or listening carefully. |
| balance |
a state in which opposite forces are equal. |
| bribery |
the act of offering or giving something to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| conduct |
to lead or guide. |
| diary |
a daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts. |
| engrave |
to cut a design or lettering into. |
| humor |
a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. |
| jab |
to poke with a pointed object. |
| resume |
to start again after stopping. |
| senator |
a member of a senate, a governmental body that serves in the making of laws for a state or country. |
| shrivel |
to cause to wrinkle or become smaller. |
| static |
without motion; fixed. |
| stocky |
thick, sturdy, and often short in build or form; stout. |
| tournament |
a contest of skill including a series of games where those who lose one game may no longer take part. |