cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
considerably |
to a quite large degree or extent. |
controversial |
causing arguments. |
flank |
the area between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. |
glutton |
someone who eats an excessive amount, or one who both eats and drinks excessively. |
grovel |
to be or move about in a bowed or prostrate position, as with fear or humility; cower; cringe. |
impertinent |
rude or too bold. |
irritate |
to anger or bother. |
rebound |
to bounce or leap back or away after hitting something. |
salvation |
the act of saving or being saved from sin or evil, or the condition of being saved. |
severity |
strictness; harshness. |
shortcoming |
a fault or weakness in character, behavior, or ability. |
signify |
to serve as a sign of; mean. |
stimulus |
something that causes or increases action, feeling, or thought. |
vagabond |
having no permanent home; wandering from place to place; nomadic. |