Vocabulary

steering committee

charming figure; alluring figure

interruption; interference; butting in

masque; mask

I; me

improved strain; improved breed

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

sliding; slipping

starvation diet; fasting cure; hunger cure; inanition treatment

mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face

left-handed baseball pitcher

left-handedness; being left-handed

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary

steep; precipitous

sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity

abandoning; giving up; quitting

admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life

careful consideration; thought

sitting upright (properly)

living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

greatly enraged; furious

consideration; taking into account; sympathy with

tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

paying attention to; taking note of; observing; watching; having great expectations for

erasure; effacement

wiping out; annihilation

(commander, visiting dignitary) going on board (warship, plane)

stranding; running aground

(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously

fortress; stronghold; citadel

waterproof cloth

watertight door

extreme; terrible; excessive

elegant; exquisite

beautiful; gorgeous

exceptionally large

ultranationalistic

supernatural

charming; fascinating; voluptuous

obscure; vague