| authority |
the right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people. |
| costly |
having a high price or value. |
| crude |
natural; raw. |
| curse |
a statement of a wish that something bad will happen to someone or something. |
| frantic |
very excited by worry or fear; frenzied. |
| governor |
a person who leads a state of the United States or some other political unit. |
| jinx |
someone or something that is believed to cause bad luck. |
| pouch |
a sturdy bag or sack of any size that is used to carry things. |
| remote |
at a far distance in space or time. |
| removal |
the act or process of removing. |
| session |
a meeting or set of meetings of a court or a government council. |
| stump |
a base of a tree that is left standing after the tree has been cut down. |
| tax |
a sum of money paid to a government, which the government uses to pay for its services to the people and to maintain itself. |
| wither |
to dry up or wilt. |
| worship |
love and devotion shown to a being or an object considered sacred. |