bison
a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America
benign
gentle and kind
cherubim
plural of 'cherub', an angelic being, particularly a child
contemptuous
showing scorn or disdain
eight-rock
a term referencing the deepest level of a coal mine and used to refer to those of dark skin
divine
of or like God
embezzler
someone who steals money with which they have been entrusted, such as from an employer
enlist
to get help from someone; to join the army or navy
foal
a young horse
foreclose
to repossess a mortgaged property as a consequence of the owner's failure to pay their mortgage
furrow
a long trench made by a plow, or something resembling such a trench, such as wrinkles on someone's face
maim
wound or injure permananently
marrow
the substance inside bones
motive
a reason for doing something
polyp
a kind of sedentary sea animal; alternately, a benign growth of the mucous membrane
prodigal
reckless and extravagant
pullet
a young hen
ravenous
very hungry
sough
a whistling or rushing sound made by the ocean or the wind
suckling
an unweaned child or animal
supplicant
someone who makes a petition to a religious figure for help
wraith
a ghost or ghostlike image
