[ pawr-tent ]

an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous

[ suh-lis-i-tuhs ]

characterized by or showing interest or concern

[ sol-uh-siz-uhm ]

a breach of good manners or etiquette

[ juht ]

something that juts out; a projecting or protruding point

[ ab-skond ]

to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution

[ al-uh-men-tey-shuhn ]

the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

[ vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh- ]

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

[ ruh-pey-shuhs ]

inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate

[ frak-shuhs ]

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: