| appoint |
to name to a particular office or duty. |
| cautious |
taking care to avoid danger or trouble; careful. |
| detach |
to separate from a whole. |
| discuss |
to talk together about. |
| downtown |
of or located in the lower part or the business area of a city. |
| horizontal |
parallel to the surface of the earth or to the horizon. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| pulley |
a simple machine that makes lifting something easier. A pulley has a wheel or set of wheels with grooves that a rope or chain can be pulled over. |
| sail |
to move over the water. |
| suburban |
of or having to do with communities that are near a city and where people who work in the city often live. |
| superior |
having a higher position, degree, or rank. |
| versus |
against; in opposition to. |
| wedge |
a piece of wood or metal shaped like a triangle with a thin edge. A wedge is driven or forced between objects to split, lift, or make them stronger. |
| width |
the length of something from one side to the other. |
| wit |
(often plural) the ability to understand, think, or know. |