| acceptable |
good enough to be approved of; satisfactory. |
| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain. |
| biology |
the science that studies the growth and life processes of living things. |
| charge |
to give a responsibility or duty to. |
| despise |
to hate or scorn. |
| diary |
a daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts. |
| digest |
to break down into materials that can be absorbed and used by the body. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| ornament |
something that is added to make something more beautiful to look at; decoration. |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. |
| skid |
a sudden, sideways sliding of a vehicle. |
| tournament |
a contest of skill including a series of games where those who lose one game may no longer take part. |
| unite |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| warp |
to bend or twist out of shape. |
| whirl |
to turn or spin quickly on a central point. |