| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| calm |
not excited. |
| coal |
a hard black or dark brown substance that is found in the earth. People burn coal for heat and energy. |
| cupboard |
a piece of furniture with shelves to store food, dishes, or other things. |
| fault |
something wrong with a thing or person that causes problems for someone or something else. |
| gather |
to bring together into one place; collect. |
| ice |
frozen, solid water. |
| lick |
to pass the tongue over or along the surface of something. |
| lovely |
beautiful in appearance. |
| ocean |
a part of the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface. |
| quite |
completely. |
| scientist |
a person who works in or studies a science. |
| score |
the total points earned in a game or test. |
| strange |
not usual; odd. |
| treatment |
the way a person acts toward another person or thing. |