| adviser |
a person who gives advice. |
| carnivore |
an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. |
| casual |
happening by chance; not planned. |
| defensive |
used to protect or guard against attack. |
| demonstrate |
to explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| mob |
a large crowd of angry or excited people. |
| relic |
something that has survived from the past, such as an object or a custom. |
| slight |
small in amount or degree. |
| spread |
to open or stretch out. |
| stress |
to place importance on or give special attention to; underline. |
| stump |
a base of a tree that is left standing after the tree has been cut down. |
| telescope |
an instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger. |
| theater |
a building where plays, movies, or concerts are presented. |