| banker1 |
an owner or high level employee of an institution where money is kept safe, exchanged, or lent. |
| bloom |
to produce flowers. |
| bribery |
the act of offering or giving something to a person as a way of getting that person to do a certain thing. |
| cancer |
a disease in which certain cells divide and grow much faster than they normally do. |
| confess |
to admit as true. |
| curse |
a statement of a wish that something bad will happen to someone or something. |
| failure |
the act of not succeeding or not doing. |
| nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. |
| raid |
to make a sudden attack on or entry into (a place) in order to conquer, seize property, or make an arrest. |
| rotate |
to cause to turn around on an axis. |
| scan |
to read or look over quickly. |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. |
| statement |
something stated in words. |
| tread |
to step or walk on, in, or along. |
| violent |
acting with great force or ill will. |