| blot |
a spot or stain. |
| coma |
a long, deep state of being unconscious, caused by disease or injury. |
| curtsy |
a gesture of the body that shows respect made by bending the knees and lowering the body slightly. A curtsy is usually made by women and girls. |
| distance |
the measure of space between things, places, or points in time. |
| glamorous |
full of or characterized by fascination, allure, or excitement. |
| grim |
stern or harsh. |
| hunger |
the need or desire for food. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| poker1 |
a pointed metal rod for stirring up a fire. |
| poll |
a set of questions given to large numbers of people. Polls are used to gather information about what the public thinks. |
| pollution |
poisons, wastes, or other materials that pollute. |
| remind |
to cause (someone) to recall something. |
| tangle |
to mix or twist into a confused mass. |
| trickle |
to fall or flow in drops or in a thin, weak stream. |
| unleash |
to set free from or as if from a leash. |