[ kon-fi-dant ]

a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed

[ man-yuh-skript ]

the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher

[ in-kuhm-buhnt ]

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

[ peyn-whar ]

a woman’s dressing gown

[ tsahyt-gey-ber ]

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

[ vahn-duhr-yahr ]

a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a profession

[ per-i-gruh-neyt ]

to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot

[ griz-lee ]

causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome

[ plash-ee ]

marshy; wet