| championship |
the position or title of champion. |
| desperately |
with a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair. |
| downward |
toward a lower place or condition. |
| excellent |
very good or much better than others. |
| foreign |
in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own. |
| foreigner |
a person who is born in or is from a different country. |
| garlic |
a strong smelling plant related to the onion. Its bulbs are used for seasoning. |
| hibernate |
to sleep through the winter in a den or burrow to save energy. Bears, snakes, and certain other animals hibernate. |
| investigate |
to look into carefully and closely so as to learn the facts; examine. |
| joint |
done or shared by two or more people or groups acting together. |
| persuade |
to cause to do something by using reason or argument. |
| retailer |
a person or business or who sells goods directly to the public. |
| riot |
a violent disturbance caused by a large number of people. |
| runt |
a dog, pig, or other animal that is the smallest of a litter. |
| slimy |
made of or like a slippery liquid. |