| aide |
any assistant or person who gives support. |
| annoyance |
someone or something that bothers or irritates. |
| apt |
right for a particular situation; appropriate or suitable. |
| attention |
the concentration of one's mind on something. |
| exclaim |
to speak suddenly and with strong feeling. |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief taking in of air through the mouth, because of surprise or difficulty breathing. |
| knowledge |
understanding; awareness. |
| operate |
to work or run. |
| priest |
a person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services. |
| quaint |
pleasant in an old-fashioned way. |
| ridicule |
talk or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something. |
| senate |
(capitalized) one of the two houses of the United States Congress, or a similar part of national government in other countries. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| tentacle |
a long thin body part on the head or around the mouth of some animals. Tentacles are used for feeling or taking hold of things. |
| truant |
absent from school without permission. |