| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| alibi |
a way of defending oneself against criminal charges by showing that one was not at the scene of the crime when it happened. |
| clause |
a group of words that has a subject and a verb. Clauses can be part or all of a sentence. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| cultural |
of or relating to the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. |
| encore |
"Once more!"; "Again!" |
| graceless |
inappropriate or socially awkward. |
| offensive |
not pleasant; disagreeable. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| possibility |
something that might happen. |
| projection |
a guess of a future situation based on looking at the present situation. |
| sentinel |
one that stands guard or watches; sentry. |
| successor |
a person or thing that comes after or follows another. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |