| authority |
the right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people. |
| foliage |
leaves on a tree or other plant. |
| fortunately |
by lucky chance; luckily. |
| fumble |
to search or feel about for something in a nervous or clumsy way. |
| lame |
not able to walk well; disabled. |
| ooze |
to leak out slowly. Liquids, gases, and sounds may ooze. |
| overlap |
to cover or go over part of. |
| rank1 |
an office or position. |
| ridicule |
talk or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something. |
| talon |
a claw of a bird or animal. |
| tend1 |
to be likely; usually do. |
| testimony |
a statement made under oath before a judge in a court of law. |
| topple |
to sway and fall down; tumble. |
| villain |
an evil person; scoundrel. |
| weigh |
to measure how heavy something is by using a scale. |