| annual |
happening once every year. |
| confuse |
to fail to see the difference between or among. |
| emigrant |
one who leaves a country to live in another. |
| horizon |
the line where the earth and the sky appear to meet. |
| impression |
a belief or a feeling that is created at the beginning of an experience. |
| introduction |
a part at the beginning of something, such as a book, article, or speech, that explains what will follow. |
| opponent |
one who fights, plays, or takes a position against another. |
| possessor |
one who has or owns something. |
| ridicule |
talk or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something. |
| spur |
a metal piece with a spike that is attached to the heel of a rider's boot. Spurs are used to make a horse go forward. |
| stammer |
to speak in an anxious or uncertain way. People who stammer often repeat sounds and stop between words. |
| substance |
a particular kind of matter. |
| sulk |
to express anger or bad humor by being silent or distant. |
| unknown |
not familiar, or not figured out. |
| vary |
to change; to make different. |