| active |
always doing something; busy; full of energy. |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| cargo |
the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle; freight. |
| existence |
the condition of being alive or real. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| gait |
a way of walking or running. |
| lance |
a weapon with a long pole and pointed metal head. |
| mob |
a large crowd of angry or excited people. |
| protest |
an expression of being against something; objection; complaint. |
| react |
to act, or feel a certain way, in response to something. |
| stale |
having lost its taste or moisture; not fresh. |
| startle |
to cause to move suddenly. |
| thrust |
to push or drive with force. |
| treat |
to behave toward in a particular way. |
| tumor |
a mass of extra tissue that grows in or on the body. Some tumors are harmful. |