agreement |
common understanding; harmony; accord. |
command |
an instruction meant to be obeyed; order. |
decade |
a unit of time equal to ten years. |
differently |
in another or new way. |
electrical |
having to do with electricity; electric. |
expression |
the appearance of one's face at a particular moment that communicates how one feels. |
fleece |
the wool of an animal, usually a sheep. |
graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. |
occur |
to take place; happen. |
overrule |
to rule or decide against. |
squint |
to partly close the eyelids. |
threat |
a statement that harm or punishment will follow. |
transaction |
a piece of business, such as a sale or trade. |
trigger |
to cause, begin, or set off. |
vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |