| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| commotion |
a noisy confusion; disorder. |
| competition |
the process or act of trying to win. |
| conspiracy |
a secret agreement among two or more people to do something wrong or illegal; plot. |
| department |
a separate part of a large organization, such as a government, school, or business. |
| disrespect |
rudeness; contempt. |
| drift |
the act of being carried away by some force such as the wind or flowing water. |
| gasoline |
a liquid that burns, used mainly as fuel for engines. Gasoline is made from petroleum. |
| 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. |
| location |
place or position. |
| monument |
something built in memory of a person, event, or special deed. |
| perhaps |
maybe; possibly. |
| snag |
a sharp or jagged projection upon which something can be caught or torn. |
| strict |
requiring obedience or hard effort. |
| surface |
the outside limit or top layer of something. |