| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain. |
| brace |
to support, hold steady, or prop up. |
| concussion |
a violent shaking or heavy blow; shock. |
| contagious |
able to be spread from person to person. |
| currently |
at the present time; now. |
| decrease |
to become less or smaller. |
| efficient |
operating or working in a way that gets results, with little wasted effort. |
| leisure |
freedom from work or other duties that take time and effort; free time. |
| muzzle |
the part of the head of some animals that contains the nose, jaws, and mouth. |
| newly |
not long ago. |
| paragraph |
a part of something written made up of one or more sentences that develop a certain idea. A paragraph begins on a new line which is usually indented from the other lines. |
| procedure |
a series of steps that must be taken in order to do something. |
| scientific |
having to do with science. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| youth |
the quality or state of being young. |