KHARREN MAE C. ROSARIO BSCHE-2 STEALTH /stl/ The act of stealing; theft.

GAUZE /gz/ A very thin, slight, transparent st uff, generally of silk; also, any fa bric resembling silk gauze; as, wi re gauze; cotton gauze. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandesti ne practice or action; - in either a good or a bad sense. KNOUT /nat/ A kind of whip for flogging crimi BOUGH /ba/ An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch. A gallows. CASTE /kst, kst/ One of the hereditary classes int GAUCHE /go/ Left handed; o which the Hindu are divided a ccording to the laws of Brahma nism. LAIRD /lrd; Scot. lerd/ A lord; a landholder, esp. one w ho holds land directly of the cro wn. QUEUE /kyu/ A taillike appendage of hair; a pigtail. (information processing) an ord ered list of tasks to be performe d or messages to be transmitted MAIZE /mez/ SCYTHE /sa/ An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, com posed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, madefast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form conve nient for use. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cul tivated in America in many vari eties; theprincipal cereal in Mex ico and Central and South Ame rica since pre-Columbian times One of the hereditary classes int o which the Hindu are divided a ccording to the laws of Brahma nism. TITHE /ta/ a small part or proportion. nals, formerly much used in Russi a. The lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongstwisted with wir e and hardened, so that it man gles the flesh. PIQUE /pik/ A feeling of hurt, vexation, or res entment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the fe elings, as throughwounded prid e; stinging vexation. A cotton fabric, figured in the lo om, used as a dress goods for wome n and children, and for vestings, etc. SHIRR /r/ (Sewing) A series of close p arallel runnings which are draw n up so as to make the material between them set full bygatheri ngs; called also shirring, and gaugin g. JOUST /dast, dst, dust/ To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

DEARTH /dr/ Scarcity which renders dear; wa nt; lack; specifically, lack of foo d on account of failure of crops ; famine.

WAIF /wef/ A wanderer; a castaway; a stra y; a homeless child.

TOUT /tat/ To ply or seek for customers. To look narrowly; spy. CHAFE /tef/ To excite heat in by friction; to r ub in order to stimulate and ma ke warm. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

PLAID /pld/ a cloth having a crisscross design FETE /fet, ft/ an elaborate party HEIR /r/ a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

CAIRN /krn/ a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path EWE /yu; Dial. yo/ (Zool.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals. GAUGE /ged/ To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. LEWD /lud/ suggestive of or tending to mor al looseness; driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" QUOTE /kwot/ a passage or expression that is quoted or cited SIEVE /sv/ a strainer for separating lumps fr om powdered material or gradi ng particles SUITE /swit / apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a li ving unit (as in a hotel)

DEIGN /den/ do something that one consider s to be below one's dignity BOWL /bol/ a round vessel that is open at th e top; used for holding fruit or liq uids or for serving food DRAUGHT /drft / The act of drawing or pulling GROIN /grn/ The snout of a swine. To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. QUIRK /kwrk/ a strange attitude or habit twist or curve abruptly SHAWL /l/ cloak consisting of an oblong pi ece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders TINGE /tnd/ a slight but appreciable addition CHAFF /tf, tf/ material consisting of seed cov erings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separ ated from the seeds be silly or tease one another WRITHE /ra/ to move in a twisting or contorted motion REALM /rlm/ a domain in which something is dominant STIR /str/ a disorderly outburst or tumult a rapid bustling commotion TAUT /tt/ pulled or drawn tight MYRRH /mr/ aromatic resin used in perfume and incense

THOU /a/ The second personal pronoun GNARL /nrl/ To growl; to snarl.something twis ted and tight and swollen DROUGHT /drat/ Dryness; want of rain or of water ROGUE /rog/ a deceitful and unreliable scou ndrel SUP /sp/ a small amount of liquid food SUEDE /swed/ leather with a napped surface SEW /so/ fasten by sewing; do needlework FREIGHT /fret/ goods carried by a large vehicle

SQUIRM /skwrm/ To twist about briskly with contor tions like an eel or a worm; to wr iggle; to writhe.

SLEUTH /slu/ a detective who follows a trail a detective who follows a trail DOUCHE /du/

TAUPE /top/ a grayish brown BEAU /bo/ a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman COAX /koks/ a transmission line for highfrequency signals influence or urge by gentle urgi ng, caressing, or flattering FIRM /frm/ members of a business organiz ation that owns or operates one or more establishments GNAW /n/ bite or chew on with the teeth PLOW /pla/

direct a spray of water into a b odily cavity, for cleaning

HEIST /hast/ the act of stealing PEAR /pr/ sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties SCOURGE /skrd/ something causes misery or death

to break and turn over earth es pecially with a plow BEAR /br/ To endure; to tolerate; to under go; to suffer. SCOUR /ska r, ska r/ examine minutely clean with hard rubbing