| advantage |
a better chance or position; upper hand. |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| equation |
a statement in arithmetic that uses an equal sign to show the equality of two quantities. |
| expense |
money needed to buy or do something; cost. |
| familiar |
known by many people; easily recognized. |
| gangway |
a path into, out of, around, or through something; passageway. |
| instruct |
to teach; educate; tell. |
| intricate |
having many complex parts, angles, or aspects; involved; elaborate. |
| mutate |
to display or cause to display a physical trait or characteristic that is different from one's parent or parents as a result of a change within a gene or chromosome. |
| partly |
in some amount or degree. |
| slavery |
the owning of people by other people; bondage. |
| splurge |
to spend money ostentatiously. |
| tightly |
in a firm, close, or secure way. |
| wedge |
a piece of wood or metal shaped like a triangle with a thin edge. A wedge is driven or forced between objects to split, lift, or make them stronger. |