| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| confirm |
to prove or show to be true. |
| fertilize |
to spread fertilizer over (a planted area). |
| generation |
the entire group of people who were born around the same time. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| honor |
high public value or respect. |
| knit |
to make by knitting. |
| multiply |
to increase the number, degree, or amount of. |
| opportunity |
a chance for a better situation. |
| prepare |
to make ready. |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| soothe |
to make less angry, pained, or distressed; calm or comfort. |
| studio |
the room where an artist works. |
| weapon |
an object or device used to attack or defend. |
| worth |
good or important enough for. |