hurl /ˈhɚl/ verb 1 [+ object] : to throw (something) with force Someone hurled a rock through the window. He hurled a chair at me. It looked like she was going to hurl herself down the stairs. …
scant /ˈskænt/ adjective very small in size or amount Food was in scant supply. She paid scant attention to the facts. Police found scant evidence of fraud.
gripping /ˈgrɪpɪŋ/ adjective very interesting and exciting a gripping story about a slave’s escape to freedom — grippingly /ˈgrɪpɪŋli/ adverb a grippingly exciting story
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ verb [+ object] 1 a . to say that something is not true He denied the report that he would be quitting his job. She denies all the charges that have been …
bay /ˈbeɪ/ noun [count] a large area of water that is part of an ocean or lake and partly surrounded by land They went fishing in the bay. She lives in California …
private investigator /ˈpraɪvət ɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt̬ɚ/ noun [count] someone who works as a detective and who is not a member of a police force She hired a private investigator to follow her husband. …
torso /ˈ tɔrsoʊ/ noun [count] the main part of the human body not including the head, arms, and legs : Trunk exercises that strengthen the/your torso
deplorable /dɪˈplɔrəbəl/ adjective : very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust : deserving to be deplored The company has shown a deplorable [=appalling, unconscionable] lack of concern for the environment. children …
confiscate /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/ verb [+ object] : to take something away from someone especially as punishment or to enforce the law or rules Guards confiscated knives and other weapons from the prisoners. The police …
slope /ˈsloʊp/ noun [count] 1 a : ground that slants downward or upward : ground that slopes They climbed the steep slope. a slight/gentle slope 1 b : an area of land on a mountain that is …