| ambition |
a strong desire to become famous, rich, or to reach a goal. |
| bloom |
to produce flowers. |
| deserve |
to be worthy of or have a right to. |
| disability |
something that makes a person unable to do certain things that most people can do. |
| estimate |
a careful guess as to the amount, size, or value of something. |
| grudge |
anger that is held onto for a long time. |
| handshake |
the gripping of hands between two people when they meet or say good-bye. |
| lance |
a weapon with a long pole and pointed metal head. |
| ledge |
a narrow part like a shelf that comes out of a wall. |
| overdue |
not paid, delivered, or returned by the expected date. |
| population |
the people who live in an area, considered as a group. |
| spank |
to hit with the open hand or a hard object as punishment. |
| tentacle |
a long thin body part on the head or around the mouth of some animals. Tentacles are used for feeling or taking hold of things. |
| trickle |
to fall or flow in drops or in a thin, weak stream. |
| weave |
to make by passing threads or strips over and under each other. |