| astonish |
to fill with great surprise or amazement. |
| baffle |
to confuse; puzzle. |
| cocky |
sure of oneself in a rude way; arrogant. |
| concern |
to have to do with; be about; affect. |
| despise |
to hate or scorn. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| faculty |
the group of teachers in a school or college. |
| gulp |
to take large swallows of; drink or eat eagerly or rapidly (often followed by "down"). |
| headline |
the title to a newspaper article that tells what the article is about. The headline for the most important news is in the largest type on the front page of the paper. |
| jury |
a group of people called to a court of law who listen to the facts of a case and decide its outcome. |
| miracle |
an event that cannot be explained by the known laws of nature and is thought to be caused by a power not of the earth. |
| muffle |
to make quieter by using a covering of some sort. |
| operation |
the act or process of working or running. |
| pace |
rate of movement. |
| probable |
likely to happen or be true. |