| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| blunder |
a silly or careless mistake. |
| boost |
to raise to a higher position by pushing from below. |
| director |
a person who guides the affairs of a business or other organization. |
| grenade |
a small bomb that is thrown by hand or shot from a rifle after its fuse is set. |
| guilty |
responsible for breaking a law or doing something wrong. |
| horrify |
to cause feelings of fear and repulsion in; frighten; shock. |
| manner |
a way of doing something; style. |
| omen |
something that is believed to be a sign of future good or evil. |
| pharmacy |
a place in a store or hospital in which drugs are prepared and sold; drugstore. |
| reside |
to live in a place for a long time; dwell. |
| spurt |
to rush or shoot out in a forced or sudden way; spout. |
| trial |
the act of hearing a case in court to decide whether or not a person has broken a particular law. |
| wherever |
where. |
| wilt |
to lose freshness and become limp. |