| 1. vexing - adj: annoying or troublesome 2. solstice - n: the time of the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator 3. discourteous - adj: not polite; rude 4. ragamuffin - n: a poorly clothed and often dirty child 5. annoy - v: to disturb or irritate, often by repeated acts. 6. declaration - n: something made known in a clear or formal way or a document containing such a statement. 7. reject - v: to refuse to admit, believe, or receive; to refuse to consider; deny 8. commence - v: begin, start 9. proxy - n: a person with authority to act for another 10. comprise - v: to be made up of consist of 11. prevail - v: to win a victory 12. delete - v: to take out from something written, especially by erasing, crossing out, or cutting 13. proprietor - n: a person who owns something; owner 14. contract - v: to draw together and make shorter and broader 15. inhibit - v: to prevent or hold back from doing something 16. dilate - v: to make or grow larger or wider 17. mirage - n: an illusion sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over hot pavement that looks like a pool of water 18. beacon - n: a guiding or warning light or fire on a high place 19. colossus - n: a huge statue 20. stately - adj: having great dignity, imprssive especially in size 21. resolution - n: something decided on 22. devour - v: to eat up greedily; consume 23. vermin - n: small common harmful animals or insects that are hard to get rid of 24. calligraphy - n: fine handwriting 25. plethora - n: an abundance; an excess 26. inscribe - v: to write, engrave, or print something on or in 27. compose - v: to form by putting together; to put in order 28. designate - v: to appoint or choose for a special purpose; name; indicate 29. prefer -v: to like better 30. initially - adv: of, relating to, or being a beginning 31. align - v: to bring into line 32. precede - v: to be or go before in importance, position, or time 33. allot - v: to give out as a share or portion 34. blanketed - v: to be covered 35. expand - v: to take up or cause to take up more space; to open wide 36. phenomenon - n: an observable fact or event; a rare or important fact or event 37. vacuum - n: a space completely empty of matter; a space from which most of the air has been removed 38. disrupt - v: to throw into disorder; break up 39. terrain - n: the features of the surface of a piece of land 40. speculate - v: meditate;reflect;engage in reasoning, often based on inconclusive evidence 41. raze - v: to destroy completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces; demolish 42. adhere - v: to stay loyal; to stick tight 43. miserably - adv: very unhappily or unsatisfactorily; distressed 44. apparatus - n: equipment or material for a particular use 45. naive - adj: being simple and sincere; lacking experience or knowledge |