escrow funds funds held in escrow
sycophant a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
escapist a person who frequently retreats into a world of fantasy
Wisteria venusta a wisteria of China having white flowers
earnest characterized by a firm, humorless belief in one's opinions
escape velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
discrepancy a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
scrivened copied in handwriting
screen test a filmed audition of an actor or actress
discretion power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
Isak Dinesen Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
wasp's nest habitation for wasps or hornets
ecphonesis an exclamatory rhetorical device
male chauvinist a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women
wasps' nest habitation for wasps or hornets
unconvinced not persuaded or certain that something is true or reliable
discreet marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
ice chest a refrigerator for cooling liquids
ice-cream soda a drink with ice cream floating in it
easygoingness being without worry or concern