| candidate |
a person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a certain position. |
| canter |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop. |
| cripple |
to cause a serious injury in. |
| dread |
to be very afraid of. |
| education |
the act or work of learning or training. |
| entertainment |
something that amuses or interests. |
| estimated |
resulting from a careful guess rather than exact counting or calculation. |
| genuine |
true to what is claimed; real. |
| grain |
the small hard seeds of cereal plants such as wheat or rice. Grain is used for food and often ground into flour. |
| handicap |
anything that makes things harder or keeps one from doing better. |
| laundry |
clothing, sheets, and other things that are cleaned by washing or that are washed and ironed. |
| situation |
state of affairs; circumstances. |
| throb |
to beat or pulse quickly and strongly. |
| tuck |
to gather up and push in or turn under the loose end or edge of. |
| virus |
a tiny organism that can reproduce only in living cells. Viruses cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. |