| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| adopt |
to become a parent of (a child) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. |
| alas |
a word used to express sadness or disappointment. |
| barren |
not able to produce or support growth. |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. |
| disappearance |
the act of disappearing or the fact of having disappeared. |
| discovery |
the act of finding or seeing something before anyone else. |
| earnings |
money received as pay; wages. |
| garb |
clothes, especially those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like. |
| nudge |
to push gently or touch with the elbow to attract attention. |
| patio |
a paved area next to a house that is used for dining or relaxing outdoors. |
| ridiculous |
silly; foolish; laughable. |
| stress |
to place importance on or give special attention to; underline. |
| unravel |
to undo; reduce from cloth to threads; cause to come apart. |
| wrench |
to damage or hurt by twisting. |