vocabulary

4. timid; timorous; fearful.
6. proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable:
7. disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
8. climbing awkwardly
11. lively expression
13. lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
15. offer, suggest
16. natural or unexpected changes
18. projecting part of a fortification
19. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.

1. brazenly obvious
2. support on which a lever pivots
3. causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable:
5. murmur, whispering sound
9. made gestures when speaking to show strong feeling
10. spiraled stem used for attachment
12. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely:
14. any huge marine animal, as the whale
17. having strong sinews
20. unspoken, implied