| alternative |
one of two or more choices. |
| attorney |
a person whose job is to give legal advice and to speak for people in court; lawyer. |
| bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
| cipher |
a system that substitutes letters and symbols for the letters and symbols contained in a written message in order to conceal its meaning; code. |
| contour |
the outline of a figure or surface; shape. |
| genre |
a category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| instinct |
natural behavior in an animal that is not taught by parents or experience but is simply part of what an animal is born with. |
| membrane |
a thin layer of tissue found in living things. Some kinds of membranes cover the outside or inside of organs. Other membranes separate or connect different parts of the body. |
| momentary |
lasting only an instant. |
| predictable |
able to be foreseen or anticipated. |
| realization |
something that has been suddenly understood; insight. |
| relevant |
related to what is being discussed or is presently important. |
| relish |
a great enjoyment of something. |
| suffuse |
of a color, liquid, or the like, to spread throughout or across the surface of. |