| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| carrier |
a person who brings or bears something. |
| cattle |
large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called steers or bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle. |
| county |
one of several sections into which a U.S. state is divided. |
| deadly |
able to kill. |
| desperately |
with a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair. |
| paragraph |
a part of something written made up of one or more sentences that develop a certain idea. A paragraph begins on a new line which is usually indented from the other lines. |
| plural |
having to do with or naming the form of a word that signals more than one. |
| religion |
a set of beliefs about how the universe was made and what its purpose is. Religion usually involves worship of a god or gods, and the belief in certain ideas about right and wrong behavior. |
| scoundrel |
a wicked person; villain. |
| scurry |
to move quickly or in a hurried way. |
| starch |
a white food substance found in many foods. |
| style |
the manner in which something is said or done. |
| suburban |
of or having to do with communities that are near a city and where people who work in the city often live. |
| veto |
the power of a government official or group to keep something from taking effect. |