| antidote |
a substance that stops poison from working or cures a disease. |
| availability |
the condition of being ready and able to be used. |
| blot |
a spot or stain. |
| casual |
happening by chance; not planned. |
| dike |
a dam or high wall built to prevent flooding. |
| frolic |
to act in a playful way by romping about, making merry, or playing jokes. |
| geography |
the physical features of an area on the earth's surface. |
| holler |
(informal) to cry out, yell, or shout. |
| mutter |
to speak in a low tone that is hard to understand; mumble. |
| nominate |
to choose as a candidate for election. |
| ransom |
the payment demanded in return for setting a kidnapped person free, or the act of setting someone free by paying the price demanded. |
| reliability |
the quality of being dependable. |
| salary |
a fixed amount of money paid at regular times for the work a person has done. |
| slush |
snow that is partly melted. |
| vampire |
a creature in folk tales that is said to have died but come back to life. Vampires suck blood from people in order to stay among the living. |