| avenger |
one who inflicts suffering in order to punish or gain retribution for a wrong. |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. |
| concordance |
an alphabetical index of all the main words in a book or in the entire work of an author, listing the contexts in which each word occurs and giving page references for each occurrence. |
| contribution |
something that is contributed. |
| hierarchy |
a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority. |
| indifference |
lack of interest, especially when interest is called for,expected, or hoped for. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| pregnancy |
the condition in a female human or animal in which the body is developing new life and preparing to give birth. |
| proclamation |
the act of announcing to the public, or something that is said for the public to hear. |
| shortage |
an amount that is less than is needed; lack. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| spawn |
to give rise to or result in; engender. |
| stellar |
brilliant; outstanding. |
| unfamiliar |
not known or experienced before; unusual; strange. |