prostrate
(verb) lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in reverence or submission
cleave
(verb) split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain
mire
(noun) a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself
unduly
(adverb) to an unwarranted degree; inordinately
jeolpyeon
(noun) a Korean rice cake made from non-glutinous rice flour and pounded into a stretchy texture
deferral
(noun) a postponement of an action or event
offing
(noun) the more distant part of the sea in view
budgie
(noun) a small, brightly colored bird, often kept as a pet
kempt
(adjective) (of a person or a place) maintained in a neat and clean condition; well cared for
gossamer
(noun) a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn
buoyant
1. (adjective) able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas
2. (adjective) cheerful and optimistic
bereft
(adjective) deprived of or lacking (something)
suffuse
(verb) gradually spread through or over
docile
(adjective) ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
affable
(adjective) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
ransack
(verb) go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage
magnanimity
(noun) the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity
undulate
(verb) move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion
keep mum
(verb) remain silent, especially so as not to reveal a secret
wingbeat
(noun) one complete set of motions of a wing in flying
