| align |
to place or arrange in a straight line. |
| avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering as retribution for. |
| chronological |
according to the order in which things happen. |
| critic |
anyone who judges or evaluates. |
| dispatch |
to send off to a particular place or for a particular purpose. |
| gauge |
to make an estimate of; judge. |
| gluttonous |
inclined to eat excessively; voracious. |
| immigrant |
a person who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. |
| jaunty |
having a light manner; lively and confident. |
| monotonous |
not interesting because of having to do the same thing over and over. |
| objective |
a goal or purpose that a person works to achieve; aim. |
| pith |
weightiness, significance, or importance. |
| prompt |
to cause to act. |
| radiation |
the waves of energy sent out by sources of heat or light, or by radioactive material. |
| spasm |
a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. |