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| the mixture of gases, mainly nitrogen and oxygen, that forms the Earth's atmosphere |
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| the art, activity, prophecies, or pronouncements of an augur, soothsayer, or diviner |
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| to win and hold somebody's attention, interest, or devotion |
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| an expert in an area of the fine or domestic arts, or somebody with discriminating taste in such a specialty |
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| unrestrained self-indulgent immoral behavior, or an instance of this |
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| a surface, especially a piece of land, that slopes downward |
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| a bitter verbal or written attack on somebody or something |
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| to relieve somebody or something of a burden or problem |
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| full of cheerful excitement or enthusiasm |
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| unscrupulous or not creditworthy in business or commerce |
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| the leaves of a plant or tree |
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| to start to grow from a seed or spore into a new individual, or cause a seed or spore to do this |
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| received or given without payment or obligation |
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| a color or shade of a color |
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| not prepared or planned in advance |
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| praise, credit, or glory for an achievement |
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| crying or tending to cry easily and often |
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| sensational and shocking, with graphic details of horror, devastation, or violence |
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| to think about something in a deep and serious or dreamy and abstracted way |
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| a member of a people who settled in ancient Philistia in southern Palestine around the 12th century bc |
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| strong moral integrity in character or actions |
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| to pull something apart violently, or be pulled apart violently |
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| the division of a group into mutually antagonistic factions |
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| characterized by noisy confusion |
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