| affair |
an event, matter, or happening. |
| bind |
to tie together or fasten tightly with a rope or cord. |
| birth |
the act or fact of being born. |
| foreigner |
a person who is born in or is from a different country. |
| genius |
an unusual ability to think or create in ways that go far beyond what most people can do. |
| gradual |
happening by degrees that are small and even. |
| heckle |
to bother a public speaker or performer by saying rude things or asking annoying questions. |
| identity |
all of those things by which a person or thing is known or is considered as being. |
| inquire |
to ask in order to find out or learn (something). |
| meter3 |
a device that measures or records distance, speed, time, quantity, or degree. |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. |
| startle |
to cause to move suddenly. |
| subtract |
to take away from a whole or larger amount. |
| twinge |
a sudden, sharp pain that does not last long. |
| volume |
a collection of pages of writing or print bound together; book. |