| acquaint |
to introduce or make familiar (usually followed by "with"). |
| amiss |
in the wrong way. |
| assemble |
to gather into a group. |
| deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
| ethical |
of or concerning moral principles of right and wrong. |
| fracture |
a break or crack. |
| frank1 |
honest, direct, and open. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. |
| hospitable |
open and receptive. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| legislative |
having to do with the branch of government that has the power to pass laws. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| paradigm |
an example, model, pattern, or the like. |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |