| cruel |
willing to cause pain or suffering; not caring if you hurt someone or something. |
| daytime |
the time between dawn and evening. |
| fellow |
belonging to the same group, having the same job, or sharing the same interests. |
| handle |
to do what needs to be done with something or someone; manage; control. |
| harden |
to make less soft or more rigid. |
| lobby |
to try to influence people who make laws to vote in a way that supports what the group wants. |
| lump |
a small mass or pile with no special shape; hunk. |
| scatter |
to separate and move in different directions. |
| science |
a careful method of studying and learning about things in nature. |
| snip |
to cut or clip with short, quick strokes of scissors. |
| square |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides of equal length and four equal corners. |
| swell |
to become larger because of growth or pressure. |
| tack |
a short pin with a flat, wide head. |
| television |
a piece of electronic equipment that receives sound and moving images that are sent from a long distance. Many people can watch the same programs on television at the same time. |
| worker |
someone who does a job or has a job. |