| blunder |
a silly or careless mistake. |
| fame |
the condition of being well known or respected by a great number of people. |
| garlic |
a strong smelling plant related to the onion. Its bulbs are used for seasoning. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| kindle |
to build or start (a fire). |
| medicine |
a drug or other substance used to treat a disease, injury, pain, or other symptoms. |
| partially |
partly; not completely. |
| payment |
an amount that is paid. |
| persuade |
to cause to do something by using reason or argument. |
| resemblance |
the condition of being or looking alike. |
| ripen |
to become or cause to become ripe or ready. |
| stiff |
not easy to bend. |
| strict |
requiring obedience or hard effort. |
| surround |
to close off all sides of. |
| terrorism |
the use of violence or fear by a political group as a way of forcing others to meet its demands. |