| blot |
a spot or stain. |
| decode |
to change the symbols in a secret language into ordinary language; decipher. |
| downtown |
of or located in the lower part or the business area of a city. |
| exhaust |
the smoke or gas given off by an engine. |
| failure |
the act of not succeeding or not doing. |
| knit |
to make by knitting. |
| ornament |
something that is added to make something more beautiful to look at; decoration. |
| quake |
to tremble, shake, or shiver. |
| recognize |
to identify (someone or something) from previous experience or contact with that person or thing. |
| several |
being an amount that is more than "a few" but less than "many." |
| skillet |
a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food; frying pan. |
| tradition |
the handing down of a culture's beliefs and customs from parents to children over many years. |
| transatlantic |
going or reaching across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| unravel |
to undo; reduce from cloth to threads; cause to come apart. |
| violence |
the causing of pain or harm, usually intentionally but sometimes because of loss of mental control. |