| accurate |
free of mistakes or error. |
| bonus |
a payment added to a person's regular pay as a reward for hard work. |
| culprit |
a person who is charged with or is guilty of doing something wrong. |
| devote |
to give to a purpose; dedicate. |
| discovery |
the act of finding or seeing something before anyone else. |
| drape |
to decorate or cover with a cloth that hangs in folds. |
| 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. |
| nickname |
a name given to a person, place, or thing in place of the real name. |
| population |
the people who live in an area, considered as a group. |
| previous |
coming just before another. |
| ransom |
the payment demanded in return for setting a kidnapped person free, or the act of setting someone free by paying the price demanded. |
| slack |
not tight; hanging loose; drooping. |
| sob |
to cry with great emotion while making short gasps for breath. |
| treaty |
a formal agreement between two or more countries. |
| triple |
three times as much; three times as many. |