| briefly |
in a way that is not lengthy; for a short time. |
| cocoon |
a covering made by young insects and some other arthropods to protect themselves while they change from a pupa into an adult. Some spiders make cocoons to hide their eggs. |
| current |
of or happening in the present time. |
| discussion |
the act or an instance of talking or writing about something. |
| faculty |
the group of teachers in a school or college. |
| lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
| mattress |
a large pad that supports the body while sleeping, made of a strong fabric filled with soft material such as cotton, hair, straw, or foam rubber. |
| original |
first; earliest. |
| parlor |
a room in a house, hotel, restaurant, or the like for conversation or for entertaining guests. |
| patio |
a paved area next to a house that is used for dining or relaxing outdoors. |
| shift |
to change one's position, or to move from one place to another. |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. |
| uncover |
to discover or make known; reveal. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| valuable |
worth a lot of money. |