| argument |
a discussion by people who disagree. |
| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. |
| expensive |
costing a lot of money; having a high price. |
| fruitful |
producing a rich and abundant growth. |
| mutant |
a life form whose genes are different from those of its parents. A mutant has new traits or characteristics that it can pass on to its offspring. |
| prescription |
an order written by a doctor for medicine to treat a patient. |
| relieve |
to make less painful or troubling; ease. |
| request |
the act of asking for something. |
| rival |
a person whom one tries to be better than; competitor. |
| several |
being an amount that is more than "a few" but less than "many." |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| thicken |
to make or become thick or thicker. |
| twist |
to combine by winding together in order to make a single thread. |
| widen |
to make or become broader. |
| wrestle |
to struggle to throw and hold another to the ground, often as a sport or game. |