| challenge |
to invite to enter into a fight or contest of skill; dare. |
| concussion |
a violent shaking or heavy blow; shock. |
| council |
a group of persons gathered together to discuss or make decisions about public matters. For example, a city council may make laws for or give advice on how to run a city. |
| distract |
to draw away the attention of. |
| error |
a mistake in thought or action; something that is wrong. |
| grill |
a rack of metal bars used to hold foods for cooking over flames. |
| hypnosis |
a condition like sleep that is caused by the direction of another person. People under hypnosis may do or say things as directed or suggested by the person who has put them in this condition. |
| idle |
not active or in use; not working. |
| knit |
to make by knitting. |
| loyalty |
the condition of being faithful or true to someone or something. |
| mercy |
kind treatment by someone who has some power over another. |
| spiral |
curving or circling around a fixed point but moving farther away or nearer to it. |
| therefore |
for that reason; as a result. |
| urgent |
needing immediate action or attention. |
| wit |
(often plural) the ability to understand, think, or know. |