| ambition |
a strong desire to become famous, rich, or to reach a goal. |
| enable |
to give means or power to; make able; allow. |
| feud |
anger, unfriendliness, or fighting between families or other related groups that lasts for a long time. |
| infant |
a child in the first months of life. |
| likelihood |
how probable it is that something will happen. |
| mall |
an open space lined with shade trees. A mall is used for walking and enjoyment. |
| modesty |
the quality of not being conceited or vain. |
| plastic |
an artificial substance made from certain kinds of chemicals that can be easily shaped when soft. Plastic is formed into many materials and products. |
| rut |
a hollow track worn into the ground. |
| scarcely |
almost not; just barely. |
| simmer |
to cook in a liquid that is kept near the boiling point. |
| stubborn |
not willing to accept change, help, or control; obstinate. |
| suggestion |
a comment that offers an idea about what could be done. |
| tame |
taken from a wild state and made obedient; domesticated. |
| toward |
moving or facing in the direction of. |