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| any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. |
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| the action of causing or producing. |
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| mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message. |
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| a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode or something that explodes. |
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| necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction. |
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| of or pertaining to a town or city or its local government and not internationally |
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| incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged |
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| a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will |
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| a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident |
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| assertive or aggressive manliness |
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affected with vertigo; dizzy or
attended with or causing dizziness: frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: |
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| Persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation using little heat and slow oxidation of phosphorous |
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| a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, etc. |
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| an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct; strangeness or freakishness |
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| a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans |
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| To take an oblique or angled course or direction; not perpendicular nor straight |
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| ny amulet or charm; anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions |
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| To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight |
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| doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention; unclear |
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| calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled |
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