Among The Hidden Vocabulary

6. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
10. move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth
12. expressing or marked by earnest pleading or entreaty
14. clear the throat noisily
15. not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully
18. aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.
19. marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.
20. (of a person or object) large, heavy, or clumsy.
21. provoking or challenging with insulting remarks
22. the supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses
23. speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
25. in an admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering manner
28. complete destruction or obliteration
29. having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully

1. move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction
2. in its original condition; unspoiled
3. in a manner indicating disbelief
4. the giving or offering of a bribe
5. carry out (a task) badly or carelessly
7. living in a particular place
8. astonish and shock
9. influence or power, especially in politics or business
11. someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage
13. the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
16. a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops
17. speak or act in opposition to
19. excitable or easily scared
24. lacking proper respect or seriousness
26. subject to further confirmation; not definitely
27. a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.
29. rudely brief