| custody |
the legal right to take care of and control someone or something. |
| elegance |
the quality of refinement, taste, and grace, especially when combined with richness of decoration or design. |
| intervene |
to enter a situation so as to change what is happening. |
| marvel |
a thing, person, or event that causes wonder or amazement. |
| objection |
a statement of not liking or not agreeing with something. |
| penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. |
| procrastinate |
to put off doing something; delay. |
| recuperate |
to become healthy again after being ill. |
| resent |
to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair. |
| smug |
confident of or satisfied with oneself to the point of annoying other people; complacent. |
| speculation |
the act or process of thinking, wondering, or guessing about something. |
| stationary |
not moving; still. |
| vengeance |
injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution. |
| versatile |
able to do many different things well. |
| yoke |
a pair of draft animals joined by this device. |