| amuse |
to hold the interest of in a pleasant way; entertain. |
| croak |
to make a low, hoarse sound with the voice. |
| delay |
the act of putting off until a later time. |
| garb |
clothes, especially those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like. |
| gutter |
a ditch along the edge of a road or a long, open container attached to the edge of a roof for carrying off water. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| neither |
not one or the other of two (usually paired with "nor" in a sentence). |
| nugget |
a small, solid lump. |
| pledge |
a serious promise; vow. |
| readily |
promptly or easily. |
| rugged |
having a surface that is rough and broken. |
| seep |
to spread or flow through gradually. |
| session |
a meeting or set of meetings of a court or a government council. |
| till1 |
until. |
| treason |
the betrayal of one's country by going to war against it or giving information to its enemies. |