| customer |
a person who buys products or services. |
| cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. |
| fang |
a long, pointed tooth. Some animals use their fangs to hold and tear prey. Some snakes have hollow fangs through which they inject poison. |
| formula |
a rule or way of doing something expressed in a standard way using words or symbols. |
| garb |
clothes, especially those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like. |
| lance |
a weapon with a long pole and pointed metal head. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| queasy |
feeling sick to one's stomach. |
| research |
careful study of something in order to find out information about it. |
| retirement |
the time of one's life after one has stopped working permanently. |
| sacrifice |
the act of giving up something of great value to show loyalty or deep affection. |
| strict |
requiring obedience or hard effort. |
| traffic |
the movement of people or vehicles along a sidewalk, road, or other route of travel. |
| wherever |
where. |
| wither |
to dry up or wilt. |