| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| canter |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop. |
| education |
the act or work of learning or training. |
| faint |
weak or slight. |
| jerk |
any sudden, sharp movement that is not expected or planned. |
| manual |
a book of instructions. |
| meter3 |
a device that measures or records distance, speed, time, quantity, or degree. |
| neuter |
lacking a sexual aspect; asexual. |
| outright |
complete or total. |
| preference |
a person or thing that is liked better. |
| snout |
the front part of an animal's head that sticks out. The snout includes the nose, mouth, and jaws. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| survive |
to continue to live despite serious threat to one's life. |
| tax |
a sum of money paid to a government, which the government uses to pay for its services to the people and to maintain itself. |
| wonder |
to feel admiration, surprise, or amazement (often followed by "at"). |