| align |
to place or arrange in a straight line. |
| cooperative |
willing to work together or cooperate. |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. |
| depress |
to cause to be unhappy or in low spirits. |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. |
| exert |
to use or put into action; apply. |
| experimental |
having to do with testing or experiments. |
| frank1 |
honest, direct, and open. |
| interfere |
to block or get in the way (usually followed by "with"). |
| morality |
general beliefs concerning what is right or wrong. |
| ornery |
mean; stubborn. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| perishable |
likely to spoil or rot in a short time. |
| saga |
a medieval Nordic or Icelandic prose narrative, especially one describing the historical or legendary exploits of a single person or family. |
| systematic |
involving or based on a method or plan; not random or chaotic. |