| activist |
a person who fights openly and vigorously for a cause. |
| annoy |
to bother or disturb with irritating behavior. |
| bid |
an offer to buy something at a certain price or to do a job for a certain price. |
| civic |
of or having to do with citizens or citizenship. |
| deaf |
not able to hear, or not able to hear well. |
| democratic |
relating to or demonstrating the belief that all people should be treated equally. |
| emigrant |
one who leaves a country to live in another. |
| fury |
very wild anger; rage; frenzy. |
| gamble |
to bet money or other things on the way a game, race, or other event will end. |
| local |
having to do with a particular place such as a neighborhood or town. |
| pluck |
to grab with the fingers and pull off; pick. |
| protection |
the act of keeping something safe from harm or the condition of being protected. |
| recent |
having to do with or happening in the very near past. |
| slump |
to sink down or fall with all one's weight. |
| speck |
a small mark or spot. |