| apparently |
judging from all available information or visible evidence; seemingly. |
| attentive |
watching or listening carefully. |
| blunder |
a silly or careless mistake. |
| bulk |
a large size or mass. |
| character |
all those things that make a person, place, or thing different from others. |
| conspiracy |
a secret agreement among two or more people to do something wrong or illegal; plot. |
| constant |
going on without a pause; persistent. |
| effectively |
in a way that produces a successful result. |
| formal |
following accepted rules for doing something; proper, legal, or official. |
| gleam |
a small or brief flash or beam of light. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| quaint |
pleasant in an old-fashioned way. |
| scarcely |
almost not; just barely. |
| unusual |
not usual or ordinary; not common; remarkable. |
| yield |
to give forth or produce. |