| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| chip |
a small piece broken or cut from a hard material. |
| dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. |
| earn |
to receive money for work that you have done. |
| hope |
a feeling or chance that something that you want to happen will happen. |
| island |
an area of land surrounded by water on all sides. |
| powerful |
having great physical strength. |
| pull |
to bring closer by using force upon. |
| punish |
to cause someone to experience a thing that is painful or not pleasant because he or she did something wrong. |
| replace |
to put something in the place of another thing. |
| resource |
a source of help or support. |
| servant |
a person whose job is to clean another person's house, cook their food, or help them in other ways in their home, often living in the home also. |
| squeeze |
to press firmly together. |
| tablet |
a small, flat, round piece of medicine. |
| voter |
one who helps decide something in an election by expressing his or her choice. |