acclaim (ə klām)

• v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

• n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

• n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

• adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

bedraggled (bi drag’ əld)

• adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

• n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

• v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

• v. to reject as untrue

cryptic (krip’ tik)

• adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

• v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

• n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

• n. 1. anxiety and concern, 2. n. concern for the well-being of others

ebb (eb)

• v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

• adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

• n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

• v. to corrupt or ruin by contamination

fanatic (fə nat’ ik)

• n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

• adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

• v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

• n. a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

haphazard (hap haz’ ərd)

• adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

• v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

• adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

• n. a homeless person, especially an orphaned child

illuminate (i lōō’ mə nāt)

• v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

• n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

• adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

• v. to approve or praise loudly; n. enthusiastic approval

legacy (leg’ ə sē)

• n. something handed down from ancestors or history

• adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

• v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline

• adj. wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

maim (mām)

• v. to disable or disfigure

• v. 1. to brighten with light. 2. to make clear; to rid of confusion

• n. one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

• adj. Having a hidden or secret meaning

perceptive (pər sep’ tiv)

• adj. extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

• n. something handed down from ancestors or history

• adj. dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

• v. to flow or fall back, as the tide; n. a period of decline