| carnivorous |
eating the flesh of animals. |
| craft |
a trade or occupation that requires skill with the hands. |
| delay |
the act of putting off until a later time. |
| disorder |
lack of organization or arrangement. |
| efficient |
operating or working in a way that gets results, with little wasted effort. |
| endless |
having or seeming to have no end; without limits; infinite. |
| environment |
the things and conditions that are all around one. |
| excuse |
to forgive or pardon. |
| expense |
money needed to buy or do something; cost. |
| faculty |
the group of teachers in a school or college. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| groove |
a long narrow cut or dent in a surface. |
| infest |
to spread in or overrun as a nuisance or danger. |
| stammer |
to speak in an anxious or uncertain way. People who stammer often repeat sounds and stop between words. |
| wrench |
to damage or hurt by twisting. |