| ambition |
a strong desire to become famous, rich, or to reach a goal. |
| appall |
to cause to feel shock or horror. |
| ashore |
to or onto the shore. |
| clump |
a group of things close together. |
| estimate |
a careful guess as to the amount, size, or value of something. |
| flatter |
to give too much or false praise; try to please by praising. |
| glint |
a brief flash or flicker of reflected light. |
| insurance |
a protection against certain accidents that is provided by a company in return for payment of a fee. |
| joint |
done or shared by two or more people or groups acting together. |
| mime |
to act or portray with hand and body gestures only. |
| observation |
the act or an instance of perceiving the environment through one of the senses. |
| origin |
the point or place from which something comes; source. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| surge |
to move or swell in or like a wave; billow. |
| valuable |
worth a lot of money. |