| clue |
something that helps to solve a problem or mystery. |
| dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. |
| enjoy |
to find pleasure in something. |
| force |
power, energy, or physical strength. |
| inventor |
one who conceives of or makes something new. |
| joke |
a short story with a funny ending that is told to make people laugh. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| link |
one of the separate closed pieces of a chain. |
| quit |
to stop doing something. |
| return |
to go back or come back. |
| steep |
having a sharp slope. |
| stem |
the main part of a plant that supports the branches, leaves, and other parts. |
| suppose |
to assume to be true in order to make clear or to explain. |
| terrify |
to fill with great fear or terror; scare. |
| trail |
a path or course through a forest or other rural place. |