Annual: occurring once a year; something that appears
Anoint: rub oil on a person’s head or feet as part of a religious ceremony; smear with a liquid
Appeal: plead; request; petition for a new trial or judgment; earnest or urgent request
Barely: hardly; scarcely; by a small margin
Blend: mixture; combination; mix together thoroughly
Breezes: light wind; quarrel; feud; any undertaking that is easy to do; a gentle wind
Contrary: contradictory; opposed; stubborn; obstinate; in opposition; against; counter
Costume: clothing; outfit; dress of a distinctive style or period; style of dress; woman’s outfit
Devise: think out; plan; invent; bequeath property through a will
Dined: eat dinner; give a dinner for; have supper; dinner party
Dispute: argue; debate; appeal; contest; oppose; fight against; disagreement; argument
Essential: necessary; very important; needed; fundamental; impossible to live without
Excessive: immoderate; exceeding normal bounds; extreme; more than is necessary
Exorbitant: excessive; extreme; disproportionate; expensive; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Expensive: costly; high priced; precious
Grant: award; gift; present; contribution; donation; agree; donate; agree to give or allow
Immoderate: excessive; extreme; exaggerated; not moderate; not within reasonable limits
Labor: strenuous physical or mental work;; job or work that must be accomplished; work-force; worker
Legislative: having the authority to make or enact laws; having the power to make laws; relating to laws or a legislature
Minimum: least possible amount; smallest possible size; lowest degree
Persuade: convince; induce; cause to do something through reasoning or argument; win over to do or believe; make willing
Precious: expensive; valuable; priceless; beloved; dear; affectedly delicate; overly refined
Quarrel: fight; an angry dispute; argue; struggle; squabble; conflict; complain; find fault
Retail: pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers; of the sale of merchandise to end users
Roam: travel about aimlessly; wander; drift; rove; move about aimlessly or without any destination
Scarce: hard to get; rare; not abundant; in short supply
Shade: cast a shadow upon; dim; darken; screen; hide from view; protect from light; cover with a shade change gradually
Shortening: add butter or other fat; act of making shorter; act of cutting; abbreviation; solid fat used in baking
Slaughter: butcher an animal; murder a person; indiscriminately kill a large number of people or animals; kill (animals) for food
Strike: temporary work stoppage; hit; blow; knocking down of all pins at one time (Bowling); failure to hit a ball (Baseball)
Talent: natural ability; innate ability or skill; capacity for achievement; talented person
Typical: usual; of a kind; characteristic; representative; conforming to the expected; standard; classic
Visible: able to be seen; can be clearly seen; in view; observable; obvious; apparent
Wholesale: on a large scale; in large quantities; at a wholesale price; less than retail in price