| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| boom1 |
a deep, hollow sound, as from an explosion. |
| card |
a small, thick piece of paper used for sending a message to another person. |
| crime |
something that people do that is against the law. |
| dark |
having little or no light. |
| dive |
to move down from a high place at high speed, with the head or front part first. |
| hide |
to put or keep away from view. |
| ill |
not healthy; sick. |
| nasty |
very bad to look at, smell, or taste. |
| poison |
a substance that can kill or seriously harm living beings if it is swallowed, breathed, or taken in. |
| replace |
to put something in the place of another thing. |
| sunny |
having weather in which the sky is blue and clouds do not block the light of the sun. |
| surprise |
to suddenly do something (to someone) that is not at all expected. |
| sweater |
a warm piece of clothing that is worn on the upper body. |
| world |
the earth and everyone in it. |