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| "soft coal" that puts off a good amount of energy. |
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| A gradual steady increase in loudness or force (musical term) |
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| Items of ownership that have value (property, vehicles, and stocks) |
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| To follow as a consequence. |
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| untouched, pure, original purity |
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| A person under the protection and guidance of someone interested in his or her career or welfare |
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| confused, bewildered, perplexed |
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| Exhibiting something that provokes or arouses interest or desire especially that remains beyond one's reach. |
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| A strong dislike or opposition to. |
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| indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories |
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| intellectual, moral, or spiritual enlightenment |
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| compulsion by threat or force; forcible restraint or imprisonment |
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| to take the place of (The President’s speech will preempt our regular programming.) |
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| to run up against or come into collision/conflict with. He ran afoul of the law. |
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| gloomy or ill humored (syn. sulky, sour, surly) |
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| an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks |
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| extraordinary in size or degree; exciting |
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| to come together so as to form one whole; unite |
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| seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain (The captured spy sat in stoic silence as he was interrogated by the Russians.) |
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| state of ecstasy or bliss |
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| open and observable; not hidden or concealed (Evan made an overt move on Robby’s girlfriend.) |
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| bubbling with joy (Mrs. Richardson could not hide her ebullience after grading the excellent essays.) |
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