| crumple |
to press or crush and cause wrinkles. |
| defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game or battle. |
| gravity |
the force by which all objects in the universe are attracted to each other. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. |
| hesitate |
to stop or pause because of not feeling sure. |
| judgment |
an opinion formed after carefully studying all of the information. |
| keen |
very sharp; able to cut easily into thin, exact pieces. |
| obvious |
easily seen or understood; clear. |
| prickly |
full of small, sharp points. |
| producer |
a person or company that makes something. |
| slack |
not tight; hanging loose; drooping. |
| smuggle |
to take in or out of a country illegally. |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. |
| squint |
to partly close the eyelids. |
| vacant |
without activity or contents; empty. |