1.  steady

Definition:  direct or sure in movement : unfaltering

Example:  She used a tripod to keep the camera steady.

2.  mutter

Definition: to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed

Example: She angrily muttered something about her bad luck.

3. heed

Definition: to pay attention

Example: She failed to heed the warnings.

4. dismay

Definition: to cause to lose courage or resolution

Example: Her choice of career dismays her parents.

5. outrage

Definition: an act of violence or brutality

Example: Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.

6. intone

Definition: to utter in musical or prolonged tones

Example: Coming soon to a theater near you,” the announcer intoned.

7. indisputable

Definition: not disputable : unquestionable

Example: an indisputable fact that is not subject to interpretation according to one's political beliefs

8. fervent

Definition: exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling

Example: a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different

9. decency

Definition: standard of propriety

Example: Decency, not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.

10. perfidy

Definition: the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal

Example: They are guilty of perfidy.

11. pardon

Definition: the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty

Example: The governor granted him a pardon.

12. egregious

Definition: conspicuous; especially: conspicuously bad : flagrant

Example: an egregious example of political bias

13. repent

Definition: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life

Example: The preacher told us that we would be forgiven for our sins if we repented.

14. ominous

Definition: being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially: foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious

Example: an ominous threat of war

15. comrade

Definition: an intimate friend or associate ; a fellow soldier

Example: He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades.

16. maneuver

Definition: a military or naval movement ; an armed forces training exercise; especially : an extended and large-scale training exercise involving military and naval units separately or in combination —often used in plural

Example: With a quick maneuver, she avoided an accident.

17. godsend

Definition: a desirable or needed thing or event that comes unexpectedly

Example: that holiday bonus has proved to be a godsend for my bills

18. triumph

Definition: a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy ; the joy or exultation of victory or success

Example: They earned a magnificent triumph over the invading army.

19. avenger

Definition: to take vengeance for or on behalf of ; to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer

Example: The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.

20. frenzy

Definition: a temporary madness ; a violent mental or emotional agitation ; intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity

Example: the buying frenzy just before Christmas

21. grind

Definition: to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)

Example: The corn is ground into meal.

22. unadulterated

Definition: not adulterated : pure

Example: an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment

23. thrash

Definition: to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating

Example: He thrashed me with his belt.

24. anguish

Definition: extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Example: He experienced the anguish of divorce after 10 years of marriage.

25. hurl

Definition: to send or thrust with great vigor

Example: Someone hurled a rock through the window.