| compartment |
a part or area of something that is divided off as a section of the whole. |
| despise |
to hate or scorn. |
| drought |
a long period with little or no rain. |
| educate |
to provide knowledge, training, and guidance to. |
| efficient |
operating or working in a way that gets results, with little wasted effort. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| grenade |
a small bomb that is thrown by hand or shot from a rifle after its fuse is set. |
| gruesome |
frightening in a disgusting way; horrible. |
| military |
the armed forces. |
| quarrel |
an angry argument or disagreement. |
| runt |
a dog, pig, or other animal that is the smallest of a litter. |
| scrawny |
very thin; skinny. |
| sober |
not drunk; not intoxicated. |
| strategic |
related to the planning of a series of actions that are meant to lead to a large goal, especially in war. |
| trial |
the act of hearing a case in court to decide whether or not a person has broken a particular law. |