| astonishment |
great surprise or amazement. |
| attempt |
an effort to do or accomplish something. |
| attend |
to be present at. |
| claim |
to state as true. |
| drape |
to decorate or cover with a cloth that hangs in folds. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| financial |
having to do with money or those whose job is to manage money. |
| holster |
a case for a gun or pistol that can be attached to a belt and is made of leather or other material. |
| individual |
a single human being; person. |
| jinx |
someone or something that is believed to cause bad luck. |
| lurk |
to be hidden; lie in wait. |
| misfortune |
an instance of something very bad or unlucky happening. |
| prevent |
to keep or stop from happening. |
| scratch |
to scrape or damage with something sharp. |
| sparkle |
to throw off or reflect little flashes of light; glitter. |