| alas |
a word used to express sadness or disappointment. |
| blunder |
a silly or careless mistake. |
| dribble |
to drip or flow slowly in drops. |
| fairly |
in a just or honest way. |
| fascinate |
to attract and hold the attention and interest of. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| gimmick |
a clever device or idea whose only purpose is to get a customer's attention. |
| obtain |
to get; gain. |
| prod |
to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. |
| rouse |
to waken from sleep or a state similar to sleep. |
| slither |
to move by twisting and sliding along a surface. |
| substance |
a particular kind of matter. |
| sustainable |
of or related to a method of managing or using a resource so that the resource is never used up or forever damaged. |
| terrorism |
the use of violence or fear by a political group as a way of forcing others to meet its demands. |
| vicious |
wicked; evil. |