lost in thought; showing preoccupation

a type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.

wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

To maintain ones position against (someone) in a debate; to stand ones ground against.

Unscrupulousness refers to the lack of moral principles or a disregard for ethical behavior. It usually pertains to actions or behaviors that are dishonest, unfair, deceptive, or unethical. Individuals described as unscrupulous are typically seen as willing to act in self-interest without consideration for the rights of others.

sel-er′it-i, n. quickness: rapidity of motion. [Fr.,—L. celeritas—celer, quick.]

a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

A saw, in a metal frame, used to cut lengths of wood

Charles Francis Hall was an American Arctic explorer. Little is known of Halls early life. He was born in the state of Vermont, but while he was still a child his family moved to Rochester, New Hampshire, where, as a boy, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. In the 1840s he married and drifted westward, arriving in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849. There he went into business making seals and engraving plates, and later began to publish a two small newspapers, The Cincinnati Occasional and The Daily Press.

Mock privet is a common term used to refer to various species of shrubs or small trees in the genus Phillyrea, particularly Phillyrea latifolia, native to the Mediterranean region. They are evergreen plants with glossy, dark green leaves, and often used in landscaping for their ornamental attributes. The term mock privet is used because these plants resemble the true privets (genus Ligustrum), but are not closely related.