| basin |
an open, shallow bowl used to hold water for washing. |
| cheat |
a person who acts in a dishonest way in order to gain something. |
| collapse |
to fall down; give way; cave in. |
| extent |
the area, amount, or distance that something reaches or covers; range. |
| glisten |
to shine or sparkle with reflected light. |
| guffaw |
a burst of loud or boisterous laughter. |
| hedge |
a solid row of bushes, used as a kind of fence. |
| nasal |
of the nose. |
| politician |
a person who holds a government office. |
| professor |
a teacher with a high rank at a college or university. |
| pronounce |
to make the sound of or express with the voice in a specific way. |
| scowl |
to make an angry frown. |
| selection |
the act of choosing one thing from a group. |
| tremble |
to shake from fear, weakness, or cold. |
| verse |
poetry or a poem. |