| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| availability |
the condition of being ready and able to be used. |
| comfort |
to give relief from a painful or difficult situation; soothe. |
| common |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group. |
| decay |
to rot or become rotted. |
| department |
a separate part of a large organization, such as a government, school, or business. |
| disappearance |
the act of disappearing or the fact of having disappeared. |
| downward |
toward a lower place or condition. |
| engrave |
to cut a design or lettering into. |
| fumble |
to search or feel about for something in a nervous or clumsy way. |
| hermit |
a person who lives alone and away from others. Often a person becomes a hermit in order to lead a religious life. |
| perpetual |
lasting forever. |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| upstairs |
on or toward an upper floor; up the stairs. |
| wriggle |
to twist and turn one's body with quick movements from side to side; wiggle. |