| attract |
to cause to come near. |
| blame |
to place responsibility on for a mistake or fault. |
| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| darken |
to make more shadowy or less light. |
| desert2 |
to leave behind even though it is one's duty to stay; abandon. |
| dew |
little drops of water that collect at night on grass, plants, and other cool surfaces. |
| edition |
one of a series of printings of the same published work. |
| gully |
a deep cut or ditch in the land made by running water. |
| network |
a system that involves a number of persons or groups. |
| occasion |
an event or the time at which it happens. |
| prefer |
to choose above all others as the best liked or most wanted. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| trench |
a deep, narrow ditch. |
| violence |
the causing of pain or harm, usually intentionally but sometimes because of loss of mental control. |
| worship |
love and devotion shown to a being or an object considered sacred. |