| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| court |
a place where legal matters are heard. |
| cover |
to put or spread something over or on something else. |
| curve |
a line that bends smoothly in one direction without any straight parts. |
| leader |
a person who directs or guides others or who has the most power in a group. |
| main |
most important. |
| numb |
not able to feel; having no feeling. |
| peaceful |
quiet; calm. |
| piece |
a section or part separated from the whole. |
| properly |
in the appropriate way. |
| quite |
completely. |
| rod |
a straight, thin stick or bar. |
| strike |
a stopping of work as a protest for better pay or working conditions. |
| trade |
to give in return for something else; exchange. |
| weight |
the quality that makes something heavy. |