المفردات

· record in a public office or in a court of law

file for divorce

· imagined as in a play

the make-believe world of theater

· changing suddenly in direction and degree

the road twists sharply after the light

· the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

he owns a controlling share of the company's stock

· an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

· wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

· in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

he carried on regardless of the difficulties

· bestow honor or rewards upon

Today we honor our soldiers

· of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city

rural people

· act as a barrier between; stand between

The mountain range divides the two countries

· thin and fit

the spare figure of a marathon runner

· refrain from harming

I'll spare you from having to apologize formally

· cause to tilt

tip the screen upward

· a person engaged in one of the learned professions

· a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

· of or relating to the Arctic

the Arctic summer

· have a desire for something or someone who is not present

She ached for a cigarette

· being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

under Roman law, addiction was the justification for slavery

· a state of misfortune or affliction

debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity

· having no known name or identity or known source

anonymous authors

· the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade

· an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage

a traffic backup on the main street

· reveal unintentionally

Her smile betrayed her true feelings

· having or covered with or accompanied by blood

a bloody nose