Vocabulary

Cahoots: Secret partnership: An accountant in cahoots with organized crime.
Emblem: A sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something: The emblem of a school.
Delegation: A group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
Throbbing: Any pulsation or vibration: The throb of engines.
Reverberated: To rebound or recoil: Her singing reverberated through the house.
Impetuous: Moving with great force: The impetuous winds.
Predicament: An unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation: The predicament was surely a bad one.
Billfold: A pocket-size case for holding papers and money: The billfold was full of money.
Hillock: A small hill: The hillock was covered with dead trees.
Irk: To irritate or annoy: It irked him to wait in line.
nnnnnnnVexed: Annoyed, frustrated, or worried: I'm very vexed with you!
Perilous: Full of danger or risk: A perilous journey south.
Vaulting: The action of jumping over obstacles: The gymnast vaulted over the fence.
Melee: A commotion, brawl, fight: The people were trapped in the melee!
Obdurate: Refusing to change your opinion: The man was obdurate to the woman's opinion.
Admonition: A act or action: His admonition was punishable for up to 35 years in prison.
Gooseflesh: When the skin and hair on your arm rise from either cold or fear: He felt the gooseflesh rise on his arm!
Unscrupulous: Not being honest, fair or demonstrating moral principals: The boy had an unscrupulous attitude.
Despondent: A loss of courage or hope: The adventurer sat there despondently.
Manacle: A chain, shackle, or cuff that is fastened around one ankles or wrists: The child was manacled to the wall!
Subversive: Making trouble, rebelling: The criminal was a very subversive one!
Lithe: Agile or graceful: The child ran lithely through the trees.
Obliquely: Slantwise or at an angle: The painting hung obliquely to its right.
Gallivant: To roam or wonder: The man gallivanted aimlessly around the garden.