| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. |
| despite |
in spite of; regardless of. |
| diary |
a daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts. |
| difficult |
hard to do or understand. |
| issue |
to make, give out, or publish. |
| porch |
a structure, either open or having windows or screens, that is attached to the outside of a house. |
| romantic |
causing or showing thoughts and feelings of love. |
| settlement |
a place that is newly inhabited by people. |
| style |
the manner in which something is said or done. |
| sulk |
to express anger or bad humor by being silent or distant. |
| surge |
to move or swell in or like a wave; billow. |
| sweeten |
to cause to be sweet or sweeter in taste. |
| tend1 |
to be likely; usually do. |
| tramp |
to walk with heavy steps. |
| vein |
a small vessel that carries blood toward the heart. |