| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| banish |
to cast out of a country by official action. |
| comfort |
to give relief from a painful or difficult situation; soothe. |
| crutch |
a support used to help injured people walk. A crutch is a pole with a padded top that rests under the arm. |
| fatten |
to make fat. |
| fleet1 |
a group of navy ships under one command. |
| frantic |
very excited by worry or fear; frenzied. |
| genetic |
of, concerning, caused by, or influenced by heredity, especially by genes. |
| grope |
to feel about or feel one's way with the hands. |
| huddle |
to move close together or push in against one another when sharing something such as heat. |
| inspection |
an official review or examination. |
| lecture |
a talk given in front of an audience. |
| perimeter |
the boundary or border of a figure or area. |
| publish |
to prepare and bring out for sale for the public to read. |
| quest |
a search or pursuit. |