• noun- one who knowingly particpates with another in a crime; a partner in crime (Did the kidnapper work alone or with an accomplice?)

• verb-

      1. to agree; to have the same opinion (I wonder if the teacher will concur with my answer to that question.)

      2. to happen at the same time (If the two events concur, we have to pick between them.)

• noun- a narrow crack in or through something (A flower was growing through a crevice in the sidewalk.)

• adjective

1.    proper and fitting; meeting approved standards of society; respectable (Mom expects us to use decent table manners.)
2. fairly good; satisfactory (Lee can't play on the team if he doesn't get decent grades.)
3. fair and kind; generous (Sharing your sandwich with me was very decent of you.)

• verb- to take away or lesson, especially in value or reputation (often used with from) (All those scratches detract from the car's resale price.)

• adjective

1. foreign; not native (My neighbor uses a green house to grow exotic flowers that wouldn't survive in his garden.)
2. fascinating or interesting because of being strange or different; striking; unusual (Clara topped off her outfit with an exotic hat of feathers and jeweled birds.)

• verb- tp draw bacl from something dangerous, painful, unpleasant, or difficult (The unexpected thunder made me flinch.)

• adjective- causing horror and disgust (I closed my eyes during the gruesome parts of the movie.)

• adjective- overly proud of oneself and scornful of others; showing too much pride (The haughty woman demanded immediate service even though I had been waiting longer than she had.)

• noun- a large crowd; a swarm (A horde of shoppers filled the store.)

• adjective- used as a temporary substitute for the proper or desired thing (I slept on the makeshift bed of blankets on the floor.)

• noun- an extreme, unreasonable, and continuing fear of a particular thing or situation (My only phobia involves elevators; I'm always afraid I'll get stuck between floors.)

• noun- a feeling of being unwilling or doubtful about doing something; unwillingness (The child came in for his nap with reluctance.)

• noun- competition; an effort to obtain something someone else also wants or to do better than another (The rivalry between the two teams has gone on for years.)

• noun- an occupation, profession, or trade (My uncle's vocation is carpentry.)