| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| crooked |
bent, curved, or twisting. |
| fist |
a hand with the fingers bent under tight. |
| fold |
to bend something so that one part lies on top of another part. |
| fool |
A person who has poor sense or judgment. |
| grease |
a thick, oily material used on a machine to allow the parts to rub together smoothly while the machine is working. |
| lend |
to let someone use something that is yours. When you lend a thing to someone, you expect that person to return it to you. |
| machine |
a piece of equipment with a system of parts that work together to do or make something. |
| mess |
a state of being dirty or not neat. |
| office |
a place where people do business work. |
| passenger |
a person who is not driving but travels in an automobile, bus, train, or other vehicle. |
| pure |
not mixed with anything else; made of only one substance. |
| ugly |
not pleasant to look at. |
| voter |
one who helps decide something in an election by expressing his or her choice. |
| word |
a sound or group of sounds that has some meaning that other people can understand. Words are a basic unit of language. |