1. DIRK THE PROTECTOR VOCABULARY

2. COHORT Kevin decided to obtain a new cohort to complete the mission with.

3. COHORT colleague; associate; partner

4. CONVENTIONAL The Millers decided to have a conventional Christmas Eve party this year.

5. CONVENTIONAL traditional, ordinary

6. DECOY The hunter used a decoy duck to trick the real ducks.

7. DECOY a thing or person used to lure or tempt into a trap; a fake

8. FORERUNNER

9. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.

10. HUSTLE The girl scouts hustled me to buy their cookies.

11. HUSTLE sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

12. IMPASSE Because of the opposing opinions on the subject, the political parties were at an impasse.

13. IMPASSE a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

14. PREDATORY The larger dog eyed up the children in a predatory way.

15. PREDATORY inclined to rob or prey on others

16. PUNY The puny wrestler advanced slowly in his weight class.

17. PUNY Small and weak