| banker1 |
an owner or high level employee of an institution where money is kept safe, exchanged, or lent. |
| basis |
something that supports and is needed by all the other parts; starting point or foundation. |
| beholder |
one who looks or sees. |
| chain |
a row of links, usually made of metal, that are joined together and used to pull, hold, or fasten something. |
| circular |
having a round shape or outline. |
| clutter |
to fill or litter with a messy collection of things. |
| 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. |
| harmful |
causing or likely to cause harm; dangerous. |
| lens |
a piece of clear material such as glass that bends light rays passing through it. The surface of a lens is curved to bend light rays toward or away from a central point. |
| neglect |
an act or instance of not giving enough care or attention to something. |
| prepare |
to make ready. |
| procedure |
a series of steps that must be taken in order to do something. |
| reflect |
to throw back (light, heat, sound, or the like) from a surface. |
| sag |
to sink, hang, or bend downward in the middle. |
| 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. |