to select or choose (someone or something) from a group

strong and heavy

very bad or unpleasant

thinking of yourself as having a particular position, job,

responsibility, etc., without considering the opinions or wishes of other people

a branch of science that deals with the study of birds

Chris and his wife Shirley teach ornithology at the university.

a person who says things that are clever or funny but that

are also disrespectful or rude

a person who has no money, job, home, etc.

to lie comfortably close to or against someone or something

to make changes and repairs to (an old house, building, room,

etc.) so that it is back in good condition

to surprise and confuse (someone or something)

to wrap or cover (someone or something)

a person who works with or helps someone who is doing

something wrong or illegal

an act of giving up a job or position in a formal or official way

to divide (something) among the members of a group

to hate (someone or something) very much

synonyms: dislike, detest, despise, abhor, disdain, can’t stand, can’t bear

synonyms: chuckle, chortle, roar, howl, crack up

synonyms: pick, gather, collect, harvest, glean, sift

synonyms:

brawny, broad-shouldered, husky, muscular, hefty, robust, beefy,

heavily built

synonyms:

awful, dreadful, terrible, unbearable, unspeakable, horrific, ghastly,

hideous, appalling, shocking

synonyms: so-called, self-proclaimed, professed, would be

synonyms:

annoyingly conceited, wise guy, smarty pants, hotshot, swollen-

headed, egotistical, know-it-all

synonyms: vagrant, bum, drifter, beggar, hobo, street person

synonyms: snuggle, huddle, nuzzle, settle, burrow, coy up

synonyms:

renew, recondition, modernize, refurbish, repair, restore, mend,

revamp, remodel, redecorate, fix up

synonyms: muddle, mistake, mix up, bewilder, bamboozle, mystify, perplex

synonyms:

envelop, enfold, drape, bind, bandage, swaddle, cloak, shroud,

surround

synonyms:

assistant, accessory, collaborator, coconspirator, partner, partner in

crime

synonyms: notice, notification, submission, acknowledgment

synonyms: allocate, hand out, dole out, dispense, issue, allot

synonyms: dislike, detest, despise, abhor, disdain, can’t stand, can’t bear