ex • qui • site adj., carefully selected; pleasing because of beauty or perfection. The array of flowers at the wedding was exquisite.

proph • e • cy n., prediction of something to come. After Tiresias predicted that Oedipus would someday kill his father, his parents were terrified that the prophecy would come true.

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prey v., seize or devour. The eagle preyed on the mouse.

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mor • tal n., human (as opposed to a god) and bound to die someday. All humans are mortal: we do not live forever.

per • pe • tra • tor n., criminal. “We think you are the perpetrator,” the police officer told me after I was caught running away from the scene of the robbery with a sack of money in hand.

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ma • neu • ver v., make a series of changes in direction and position for a specific purpose. The cross- country skiers maneuvered their way around icy patches on the trail.