| ajar |
partly opened. |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| dictator |
a ruler who has total authority. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| grovel |
to be or move about in a bowed or prostrate position, as with fear or humility; cower; cringe. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| probation |
a period of time for testing a person's ability, character, or behavior. |
| selective |
very careful in choosing. |
| snob |
a person who admires and imitates people of a high social or intellectual class. Snobs act or feel superior to anyone of a lower class. |
| speculate |
to make guesses or wonder about something (often followed by "on" or "about"). |
| vault2 |
to arrive at a position or accomplish something suddenly, as if with a leap or spring. |
| wrought |
worked, done, put together, or shaped. |