Tutoring Vocab

3. bite at or nibble something persistently.
4. characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke.
7. hold on tightly to.
8. a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.
11. a defender, protector, or keeper.
13. in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.
14. a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.
15. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

1. stylishly luxurious and expensive.
2. a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.
5. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
6. improve or enhance the quality or value of.
7. (of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied.
9. spooky, creepy or suggestively supernatural.
10. any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
12. make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper.