| ancestor |
a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago. |
| consistently |
in a way that remains the same as the established pattern. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. |
| gully |
a deep cut or ditch in the land made by running water. |
| humor |
a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. |
| insult |
to speak to or treat without respect or in a way that hurts feelings. |
| protest |
an expression of being against something; objection; complaint. |
| racial |
having to do with a race of people. |
| rustle |
to make soft, hissing sounds like things rubbing together. |
| stuffy |
not having enough fresh air. |
| superior |
having a higher position, degree, or rank. |
| thread |
a fine cord used in sewing, weaving, and the like. Thread is usually made of two or more fibers such as cotton twisted together. |
| transatlantic |
going or reaching across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 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. |
| vertical |
straight up and down; upright. |