| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| approval |
good opinion; favorable thoughts. |
| balance |
a state in which opposite forces are equal. |
| collector |
a person who acquires a set of objects over time, such as stamps, baseball cards, or art works. |
| commonly |
ordinarily; usually. |
| deafen |
to cause the loss of hearing or make unable to hear. |
| delirious |
confused from a fever or other cause. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| history |
everything that has happened in the past to people or things, or a telling of these events. |
| latitude |
the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees. |
| motherhood |
the state of being a female parent. |
| nibble |
to eat in small bites. |
| smother |
to kill by not allowing enough air; suffocate. |
| species |
a group of living things that naturally produce young with other members of the same group but not with those of other groups. |
| versus |
against; in opposition to. |