| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. |
| bid |
an offer to buy something at a certain price or to do a job for a certain price. |
| concentrate |
to bring together; focus. |
| dampen |
to make moist or slightly wet. |
| democracy |
a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. |
| deserve |
to be worthy of or have a right to. |
| desire |
to want or wish for. |
| harmful |
causing or likely to cause harm; dangerous. |
| prevention |
the act or process of keeping something unwanted or dangerous from happening. |
| prove |
to show to be true or correct. |
| sift |
to spread or sprinkle using a sieve or as though using a sieve. |
| slim |
attractively thin in form; slender. |
| stash |
to hide or store secretly (sometimes followed by "away"). |
| substance |
a particular kind of matter. |
| valley |
a long area of low land between mountains or hills. A stream or river often runs through a valley. |