v. to make speechless with excitment

adj. speechless with amazement

(dumbfounded)

v. to thrive or prosper

to wave in the air

n. a sweeping motion

a showy burst of music

a fancy line or curve added to something written

n. soldiers stationed in a place to protect it

 a military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons

v. to provide soldiers with a place to live

v. to save and put away, especially secretly

n. anything put away in such a manner

v. to cover, as with water from a flood

to load with an excessive amount or number of something

n. a member of a group that settles briefly in on place and then moves on to another

adj. having the characteristics of a nomad

(nomadic)

adj. most important

n. a person or thing that is of the greatest importance

head of school

the sum of money owed

v. to move back or to drop to a lower level

to become fainter

n. something given up for the sake of another

an offering to a god

v. to give up something for another

to offer something of value to a  god