| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| canal |
a channel of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops. |
| classical |
having to do with the complex music of the European tradition that is neither folk nor popular music. |
| crank |
a device that moves things in a circle. Cranks have a lever attached at a right angle to the end of an arm that moves in a circle. Cranks are turned by hand or by another arm that connects to the lever. |
| cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. |
| dash |
to move swiftly; run rapidly; rush. |
| grant |
that which is given, often by a ruler, a government, or other institution, for a purpose considered to be of high value. |
| mutter |
to speak in a low tone that is hard to understand; mumble. |
| offspring |
the child or young of a particular human, animal, or plant. |
| pastime |
an activity that makes the time pass in a pleasant way. |
| resemblance |
the condition of being or looking alike. |
| sensation |
a condition of being aware of something or feeling something by means of one of the senses. |
| sober |
not drunk; not intoxicated. |
| utter1 |
to give forth with the voice. |
| whip |
to strike or beat with quick, repeated strokes with a long, thin strap, or a rod. |