| astonishment |
great surprise or amazement. |
| atlas |
a book of maps, tables, or charts. |
| attend |
to be present at. |
| awareness |
the state or condition of having noticed something or being conscious of something. |
| column |
a vertical list or row. |
| erect |
upright in posture or position. |
| evaporate |
to turn from liquid into gas; pass away in the form of vapor. |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief taking in of air through the mouth, because of surprise or difficulty breathing. |
| griddle |
a flat pan or flat heated surface used in cooking. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. |
| knowledge |
understanding; awareness. |
| litter |
a mess of waste materials or other objects scattered about. |
| portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph or sculpture of a person. |
| tick1 |
the repeated clicking sound of a watch or clock. |
| torture |
the intentional causing of great physical or emotional pain to a person or animal. |