sub·sist (s b-s st ) KEY

VERB:
sub·sist·ed, sub·sist·ing, sub·sists
VERB:
intr.

1.
a. To exist; be.
b. To remain or continue in existence.
2. To maintain life; live: subsisted on one meal a day.
3. To be logically conceivable.

ex·pel ( k-sp l ) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels

1. To force or drive out: expel an invader.

2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: expelled a sigh of relief.
3. To force to leave; deprive of membership: expelled the student from college for
cheating. See Synonyms at eject.

nov·ice (n v s) KEY
NOUN:

1. A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.

2. A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows. Also
called novitiate.

me·di·an (m d - n) KEY
ADJECTIVE:

1. Relating to, located in, or extending toward the middle.

2. Anatomy Of, relating to, or situated in or near the plane that divides a bilaterally
symmetrical animal into right and left halves; mesial.
3. Statistics Relating to or constituting the middle value in a distribution.

mediocre definition

me·dio·cre (mē′dē ō′kər, mē′dē ō′kər)

adjective

1. neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average

2. not good enough; inferior
chasm (k z m) KEY
NOUN:

1. A deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or gorge.

2. A sudden interruption of continuity; a gap.
3. A pronounced difference of opinion, interests, or loyalty.

quaint (kw nt) KEY

ADJECTIVE:
quaint·er, quaint·est

1. Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way: "Sarah Orne Jewett . . . was

dismissed by one critic as merely a New England old maid who wrote quaint,
plotless sketches of late 19th-century coastal Maine" (James McManus).
2. Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange: quaint dialect words. See Synonyms
at strange.
3. Cleverly made; artful.

be·lit·tle (b -l t l) KEY
TRANSITIVE VERB:
be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles

1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a

person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.
2. To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles
the surrounding buildings. See Synonyms at decry.

alluded -·lud′ed, alluding -·lud′·ing

to refer in a casual or indirect way
al·lure ( -l r ) KEY
VERB:
al·lured, al·lur·ing, al·lures
VERB:
tr.
To attract with something desirable; entice: Promises of quick profits allure the
unwary investor.
VERB:
intr.
To be highly, often subtly attractive: charms that still allure.
NOUN:
The power to attract; enticement.
Russian roulette

Take a breath, take it deep

Calm yourself, he says to me
If you play, you play for keeps
Take a gun, and count to three
I’m sweating now, moving slow
No time to think, my turn to go

[Chorus]
And you can see my heart beating
You can see it through my chest
And I’m terrified but I’m not leaving
Know that I must must pass this test
So just pull the trigger

Say a prayer to yourself

He says close your eyes
Sometimes it helps
And then I get a scary thought
That he’s here means he’s never lost

(Chorus)

As my life flashes before my eyes

I’m wondering will I ever see another sunrise?
So many won’t get the chance to say goodbye
But it’s too late too pick up the value of my life

(Chorus)