NYT and vervbal 8-17

exhume

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

haunt

v. 1. to stay in one's mind continually; 2. to visit frequently; 3. to appear in the form of a ghost.

exclaiming

yelling

wrath

extreme anger

desperate

having an urgent need or desire

theatrics

Dramatic or emotional behavior

despise

to hate (v)

garishness

showy; elaborate; bright

meddle

interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern,to try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, especially by criticizing in a damaging or annoying way

conspiracy

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

notorious

famous for something bad; infamous

ensured

guaranteed

deceiver

one who tricks or lies

unhinged

mentally unbalanced

conclude

(v.) to finish; to bring something to an end; to decide after careful thought

gossip

to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others

delight

great pleasure

tangible

touchable

baloney

nonsense, foolish words

fragment

an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence

constellation

a group of stars

tethered

tied up

torment

Great pain or suffering

forger

someone who makes copies illegally

undaunted

not discouraged

embark

to go aboard; to make a start; to invest

abbreviate

to shorten

tenure

the period of time a job lasts

welfare

government aid to the poor

conceive

To come up with, imagine

legititmate

legal

trajectory

the curved path of an object thrown into space