| attendance |
the number of people present. |
| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| battery |
a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. Batteries are used to power many things, including cars, flashlights, toys, and watches. |
| commotion |
a noisy confusion; disorder. |
| economically |
as pertains to one's personal finances. |
| gust |
a sudden rush or blast of wind. |
| magazine |
a printed collection of stories, pictures, articles, and advertisements. Magazines come out weekly, monthly, or at some other regular period of time. |
| slim |
attractively thin in form; slender. |
| throughout |
in, to, or during every part of. |
| tribal |
of or relating to a group of people having the same ancestors, customs, and other characteristics. |
| weld |
to join metal or plastic by using heat, followed either by pressure or by adding a melted material. |
| whimper |
to cry in weak, broken sounds. |
| whole |
having the entire amount or length. |
| within |
in the inner part of; inside. |