| costly |
having a high price or value. |
| create |
to bring into being. |
| deaf |
not able to hear, or not able to hear well. |
| drench |
to soak, or wet completely. |
| drought |
a long period with little or no rain. |
| emerge |
to rise up from or come into view. |
| employee |
someone who works for a person or business in return for pay. |
| graze1 |
to feed on growing grass. |
| hectic |
marked by hurry, confusion, and too much activity. |
| loot |
valuables taken by force in a war; spoils. |
| overdue |
not paid, delivered, or returned by the expected date. |
| roast |
to cook or bake with dry heat in an oven or over an open fire. |
| savage |
fierce; cruel. |
| support |
to bear. |
| truant |
absent from school without permission. |