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| a German or Austrian Emperor; a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority |
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| a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment |
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| deserving or held in contempt; despicable |
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| a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home |
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| angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish |
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| initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness |
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| a person who settles on land or occupies property w/o title, right, pay, or payment of rent |
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| liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent; generous; abundant; ample |
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| a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water |
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| a warm dry wind that blows at intervals down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains |
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| deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant |
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| very skilled; proficient; expert |
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| a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat |
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| the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming |
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| incitement or rebellion against a government |
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| (informal) an American infantryman, esp. in WWI |
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| (formerly) a royal or official messenger, esp. one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime |
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| an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc. for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable or moral, political, military, or other grounds |
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| exceptional valor, bravery, arability, esp. in combat or battle |
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| to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course |
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neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
abruptly concise; curt; brusque |
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| to grow or develop quickly; flourish |
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| to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter |
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| characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning |
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| to have reference or relation; relate |
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| that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose of need, esp. money |
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| doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt |
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| an indication or omen of something about to happen, esp. something momentous |
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| a portion or thing alloted; a share granted |
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| characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand |
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| coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton or flags, signals etc. |
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| to feel or express sorrow of sympathy for; empathize with, pity |
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| depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited |
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| to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) |
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| to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine |
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| sharpness; acuteness; keenness |
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| the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship |
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| an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatter; chatterbox |
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