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snoop(verb)

    To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
    To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
       e.g.: If I had not snooped on her, I wouldn't have found out that she lied about her degree.

aviation(noun)

    The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

swastika(noun)

    A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left,   used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, and adopted more recently (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

clad (verb)

    To clothe.
       e.g.: The horse was clad with its best blanket.

dismissal (noun)

    The act of sending someone away.
    ​Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
    A written or spoken statement of such an act.
    Release from confinement; liberation.

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clout (noun)

    Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
    A blow with the hand.
    A home run.
    The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
    A swaddling cloth.
    A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
    An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
    A piece; a fragment.

rave (noun)

    An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
    An all-night dance party filled with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) and possibly drug use.
    The genre of electronic dance music associated with rave parties.

ordeal (noun)

    A painful or trying experience.
    A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.

stint (noun)

    A period of time spent doing or being something. A spell.
        e.g.: He had a stint in jail.
    limit; bound; restraint; extent
    Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.

allot (verb)

    To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
    To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose

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infancy (noun)

    The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
    The state of being an infant.
    An early stage in the development of, eg, some technology.
    The state of being a minor.

horrendous (adjective)

    Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

ruthless (adjective)

    Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

oblige (verb)

    To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
        e.g.: I am obliged to report to the police station every week.
    To do someone a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
        e.g.: He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive.
    To be indebted to someone.
        e.g.: I am obliged to you for your recent help.
    To do a service or favour.
        e.g.: The singer obliged with another song.

maritime (adjective)

    Related to the sea or sailing.
        e.g.: I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.
    Bordering on the sea.
        e.g.: the maritime states.
    Living near or in the sea.
        e.g.: maritime animals.
    Of or relating to a mariner or sailor.