| clerk |
a person who does office work, such as keeping records, finding information, filing, and making copies. |
| competitor |
a person, group, or thing engaged in a contest. |
| entitle |
to give a right or legal claim to. |
| guardian |
a person who guards or protects. |
| occur |
to take place; happen. |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. |
| pluck |
to grab with the fingers and pull off; pick. |
| poker1 |
a pointed metal rod for stirring up a fire. |
| reality |
the state or quality of actually existing. |
| sharp |
having a thin edge or a fine point. |
| shrivel |
to cause to wrinkle or become smaller. |
| spank |
to hit with the open hand or a hard object as punishment. |
| thorn |
a short, stiff point on a plant stem or branch. |
| unfortunate |
having bad luck; unlucky. |
| universe |
all matter and energy; all existing things, including the earth and heavens. |