| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something will happen. |
| barren |
not able to produce or support growth. |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| deck |
the floor on a ship or boat. Sometimes a ship has several decks at different levels. |
| department |
a separate part of a large organization, such as a government, school, or business. |
| dissolve |
to mix completely with liquid. |
| issue |
to make, give out, or publish. |
| lately |
recently. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| old-fashioned |
looking or being like past styles, manners, or ways of behaving. |
| privacy |
the condition of being alone or away from the view of other people. |
| recognize |
to identify (someone or something) from previous experience or contact with that person or thing. |
| seize |
to take hold of in a quick, forceful way; grab. |
| symbol |
an object or picture that represents something else. |
| term |
a word or phrase for something that might be known only by people who have a particular job, interest, or hobby. |