| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| budge |
to change or begin to change position slightly. |
| conductor |
the leader of a musical group. |
| distance |
the measure of space between things, places, or points in time. |
| dramatic |
of or having to do with the theater and plays. |
| echo |
the repeating of a sound caused by the bouncing of sound waves from a surface. |
| factory |
a building or set of buildings where products are made by machines. |
| grope |
to feel about or feel one's way with the hands. |
| index |
an alphabetical list of subjects, names, or other information in a book, with page numbers given for each item. |
| scowl |
to make an angry frown. |
| senate |
(capitalized) one of the two houses of the United States Congress, or a similar part of national government in other countries. |
| stew |
to cook by boiling slowly in a closed pot. |
| succeed |
to have a good or favorable result; do well. |
| unity |
the condition of being united or of acting as one. |
| wheeze |
to breathe with a hoarse or whistling sound. |