(n.) a breed of dog with white, short hair and dark spots

(v.) to make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

(n.) the state or process of rotting or decomposition

(n.) a person who believes and demands that others should conform to rules

(adj.) showing great caution and wise self-restraint in speech and actions, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature

(adj.) gloomy and bleak

(adj.) refusing to follow the rules or someone's authority

(v.) to divide and deal out shares of something into portions

(n.) an area of a country or city, marked off for administrative purposes

(adj.) showing a great deal of variety

(n.) the basic monetary unit of the United States, Canada, Australia and many other countries, often equal to 100 cents

(n.) a rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure with a circular base

(adj.) most important, powerful, or influential

(n.) something that is given to a charity, sometimes a sum of money

(n.) a large bedroom, usually for two or more people, in a school, hostel or other institution

(n.) a theater, radio or television composition, especially one telling a serious story

(adj.) extreme, severe or radical in nature

(v.) to clean out the bed of a harbor, river, or other area of water, by scooping out mud, weeds and rubbish

(n.) a hand tool, power tool, or machine with a rotating tip or chisel, used for making holes

(v.) to bend or hang downward limply

(adj.) sleepy or lethargic

(n.) a substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

(n.) a channel or tube for conveying a liquid or gas

(adj.) lacking interest or excitement

(n.) the time of day immediately following sunset when darkness in the evening begins