| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| audacious |
very bold or adventurous; daring. |
| consecutive |
following one after another without a break. |
| coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| hurtle |
to move with great speed and often with great noise. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| pivot |
a rod or pin upon which another part rotates, swings, or moves back and forth. |
| rebound |
to bounce or leap back or away after hitting something. |
| renown |
wide honor and acclaim; fame. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| venom |
the poison that certain snakes, insects, scorpions, and other animals produce. Venom is put into prey by biting or stinging. |
| woo |
to solicit or invite (some consequence or result). |