| candidate |
a person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a certain position. |
| echo |
the repeating of a sound caused by the bouncing of sound waves from a surface. |
| fortunate |
lucky; blessed. |
| glide |
to move smoothly and without effort. |
| guarantee |
a promise, especially in writing, that something one has bought will work properly. If it does not, the seller or maker must either repair or replace it. |
| newly |
not long ago. |
| noose |
a loop that passes through a knot in the end of a rope or other line. When the rope is pulled, the loop becomes smaller. |
| old-fashioned |
looking or being like past styles, manners, or ways of behaving. |
| personal |
relating to or belonging to a particular person, and often not for other people to share or see. |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| retrieve |
to bring or get back; recover. |
| till1 |
until. |
| totter |
to sway or rock as if about to fall. |
| vein |
a small vessel that carries blood toward the heart. |
| whine |
to make a long, high cry that expresses pain, complaint, or fear. |