| attest |
to show or prove the truth of. |
| contribute |
to give for a purpose. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| gale |
a strong wind of about thirty to sixty miles per hour. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. |
| intervention |
the act of interfering so as to prevent something from happening |
| irk |
to annoy, irritate, or exasperate. |
| lexicon |
the set of terms used by an individual, a particular group, or a profession; vocabulary. |
| milestone |
an important event or turning point in history or in a person's life. |
| mockery |
contempt, derision, or ridicule, or an instance of this. |
| mull1 |
to think something over; ponder. |
| negotiate |
to bargain or come to an agreement with another person. |
| organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| trio |
a group of three people who sing or play musical instruments together. |