| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| bare |
wearing no clothing or covering; naked. |
| crowd |
a large number of people gathered together. |
| dam |
a wall built across a river or stream to stop the flow of water. |
| dare |
to try to get someone to do something as a test of courage. |
| fever |
a body temperature higher than normal that is usually caused by illness. |
| mass |
a large amount or number. |
| mix |
to put different things together so that the parts become one. |
| peck2 |
to strike, or pick up quickly with the beak. |
| pierce |
to pass or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate. |
| reservation |
something that keeps one from completely accepting or believing something; doubt. |
| spoil |
to damage something so that you cannot use or enjoy it. |
| sprinkle |
to drop or scatter in small pieces. |
| turn |
to cause to move around a center point. |
| vacuum |
a space or container in which there is no air or from which most of the air has been removed. |