| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| berserk |
violently enraged; wildly destructive. |
| clan |
a group of people from the same family. |
| compress |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together. |
| efficiency |
the quick, accurate performance of a task, or the ability to so perform. |
| factor |
something that has an influence on something that happens or is one of the causes of it. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| incite |
to bring about, especially by angering or upsetting. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| successive |
following one after another. |
| vivid |
bright and strong. |
| wrongheaded |
contrary to sound judgment. |
| wrought |
worked, done, put together, or shaped. |
| yoke |
a pair of draft animals joined by this device. |