| affair |
an event, matter, or happening. |
| ambitious |
having or showing a strong desire to succeed. |
| brim |
the top edge of a hollow object such as a cup; rim. |
| conduct |
to lead or guide. |
| consider |
to think carefully about; reflect on. |
| deliver |
to send or bring to a particular person or place. |
| digest |
to break down into materials that can be absorbed and used by the body. |
| hoist |
to lift or haul up using a mechanical device. |
| rectangle |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other. |
| retirement |
the time of one's life after one has stopped working permanently. |
| strict |
requiring obedience or hard effort. |
| terrorism |
the use of violence or fear by a political group as a way of forcing others to meet its demands. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| weekend |
the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |
| weep |
to show strong feelings by crying. |