An _?_ is an agreement between groups or even nations, like a formal peace _?_ that prevents war or the _?_ between you and your sister specifying who gets to use the car on which days.

Reach for the verb _?_ to make different things come together or resolve a matter.

Someone who doesn't seem to react — who is always "taking a pass" in the conversation of life can be described as _?_.

If someone has _?_, it means they are worthy of respect. If you really want the lead role in a play and you try to bribe the director to give it to you, she might say, “Have you no _?_?”

People who chew with their mouths open often _?_ the people near them, meaning that they exasperate their neighbors.

To _?_ is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out. A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would _?_ most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.

_?_ means harmful and subtle, such as a poison gas that causes illness in those exposed to it over the course of years.

_?_ means just beginning to form. You can have an _?_ idea, like the earliest flickers of images for your masterpiece, or an _?_ feeling, like your _?_ sense of annoyance toward your sister's new talking parrot.

_?_ is a word used to describe someone spirited, loud, and slightly out of control — like someone with a spring in their step and a song in their heart singing to strangers on the street.

Although the sign at the back of the shop in the old town square said _?_, most people called the man behind the counter by his modern title, "pharmacist," instead.

We are shut up as in a tomb, girt round With _?_ scenes on every wall; Wherever echoes of town-traffic sound, Or human footsteps fall.

To _?_ is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts.

Use the noun _?_ to describe someone who is a stickler when it comes to following rules, such as the teacher who won't accept homework if it is written in a color other than blue.

Sure, to _?_ is to beg, but use it only when you're talking about going beyond mere begging into more urgent territory. The woman _?_ed the judge to release her innocent brother from jail.

To _?_ is simply to move, especially by walking. You might _?_ proudly down the halls of your high school, hoping everyone notices your new red cowboy boots.

Someone who exerts their authority in a cruel or oppressive way is _?_. An unjust, autocratic leader of a country is a _?_ ruler.

To _?_ is to figure out a plan. Men twirling long mustaches might _?_ a plan to tie someone to the railroad tracks.

An _?_ is something that is suggested, or happens, indirectly. When you left the gate open and the dog escaped, you were guilty by _?_.

If you feel _?_, you're embarrassed and a little uneasy. People feel _?_ when they're caught in a lie, or make a mistake, or suddenly feel self-conscious for some reason.

A _?_ is something that is against a command or law. Whether you are cheating on a test, or cheating on a spouse, you are committing _?_ that are not easily forgiven.

_?_ is relief or help. If you've just woken up in the midst of a lion's den, wearing nothing but raw meat pajamas — sounds like you could use some _?_!

To _?_ something is to emphasize it. If you want someone to know you’re from the American South, _?_ your accent by laying it on thick, y’all.

Are you easy to tick off? Known to have a short fuse? Then, you could be described as _?_. Don't worry; it's not a disease related to cholera. _?_ just means you're testy and irritable.