| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. |
| bicker |
to quarrel about something that does not matter. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| deception |
the act of causing someone to believe something that is not true. |
| errand |
a quick trip taken for a particular purpose. |
| government |
the making of laws and important decisions that control or affect all the people living in a community, state, or nation. |
| illusion |
a fantasy or mistaken idea. |
| normal |
close to what is usual, average, or standard. |
| packet |
a small bundle or parcel. |
| preference |
a person or thing that is liked better. |
| relay |
to carry or pass on. |
| settlement |
a place that is newly inhabited by people. |
| thrive |
to do well or be successful. |
| traditional |
relating to customs and ways of doing things in a particular culture that are passed down from parents to children. |
| visual |
having to do with sight or seeing. |