| activist |
a person who fights openly and vigorously for a cause. |
| chairman |
a man who is in charge of a meeting or committee. |
| commissioner |
the head of a government department. |
| core |
the hard center part of certain fruits. |
| flatter |
to give too much or false praise; try to please by praising. |
| froth |
any collection of bubbles formed on a liquid. |
| homeless |
having no place indoors to live. |
| professor |
a teacher with a high rank at a college or university. |
| ransom |
the payment demanded in return for setting a kidnapped person free, or the act of setting someone free by paying the price demanded. |
| safely |
without being harmed. |
| timber |
trees that are used as wood to build houses and buildings. |
| treason |
the betrayal of one's country by going to war against it or giving information to its enemies. |
| vanity |
too much pride in oneself or in how one looks. |
| weekend |
the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |
| weigh |
to measure how heavy something is by using a scale. |