| annual |
happening once every year. |
| complication |
something that makes a situation more difficult or involved. |
| establish |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before. |
| handshake |
the gripping of hands between two people when they meet or say good-bye. |
| headline |
the title to a newspaper article that tells what the article is about. The headline for the most important news is in the largest type on the front page of the paper. |
| latitude |
the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees. |
| medication |
a medicine or drug. |
| molten |
made liquid by very high heat. |
| optional |
left to someone's choice; not required. |
| retirement |
the time of one's life after one has stopped working permanently. |
| secure |
to make a place safe from unwanted entrance or attack. |
| shock1 |
a sudden and powerful scare; an upset of the mind or feelings. |
| suburb |
an area or community located just outside a city or town. |
| timetable |
a schedule that lists the times at which certain events take place. People read timetables to find out when trains, buses, or airplanes will arrive or leave. |
| union |
the act of joining together. |