| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| foreign |
in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own. |
| legal |
of or having to do with law. |
| mount1 |
to climb. |
| offender |
one who has upset or harmed another or has broken a law. |
| performance |
a particular entertainment presented before an audience. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| portrait |
a painting, drawing, photograph or sculpture of a person. |
| tragic |
causing death, destruction, or disaster. |
| treasure |
money or valuable items that have been collected or stored up. |
| upholstery |
materials used to cover furniture. |
| whine |
to make a long, high cry that expresses pain, complaint, or fear. |