| communicate |
to make known. |
| embroider |
to make or decorate with needlework. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| gulp |
to take large swallows of; drink or eat eagerly or rapidly (often followed by "down"). |
| merchandise |
goods for buying and selling. |
| mercy |
kind treatment by someone who has some power over another. |
| moral |
having to do with what is right and what is wrong in how a person acts. |
| photographer |
a person whose job is to take photographs. |
| plug |
an object made of cork, rubber, or other material used to block an opening. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| react |
to act, or feel a certain way, in response to something. |
| relieve |
to make less painful or troubling; ease. |
| remedy |
something used to take away pain or heal a disease. |
| scoop |
a tool with a short handle attached to a deep, curved bowl, used to take up food or grain. |
| testimony |
a statement made under oath before a judge in a court of law. |