| caper |
to leap, hop, or skip about in a playful way; frolic. |
| colonial |
of or related to a colony or colonies. |
| detect |
to discover or notice. |
| fury |
very wild anger; rage; frenzy. |
| government |
the making of laws and important decisions that control or affect all the people living in a community, state, or nation. |
| gulp |
to take large swallows of; drink or eat eagerly or rapidly (often followed by "down"). |
| lash1 |
a whip or the striking part of a whip. |
| liquid |
a form of matter that flows easily and is neither a solid nor a gas. Liquid can take on the shape of any container it is poured into. Water that is neither vapor nor ice is a liquid. |
| manner |
a way of doing something; style. |
| prevention |
the act or process of keeping something unwanted or dangerous from happening. |
| scowl |
to make an angry frown. |
| snout |
the front part of an animal's head that sticks out. The snout includes the nose, mouth, and jaws. |
| stammer |
to speak in an anxious or uncertain way. People who stammer often repeat sounds and stop between words. |
| tighten |
to make more secure or more securely fastened. |
| translation |
writing or speech that has been changed from one language to another. |