| capsule |
a tiny case made of gelatin that holds one dose of medicine and dissolves when swallowed. |
| eject |
to throw out with force. |
| electronic |
having to do with devices, equipment, or systems that use electricity in complex ways while employing very tiny parts. |
| expert |
someone who knows a great deal about a particular thing. |
| invade |
to enter as an enemy, by force, in order to conquer or plunder. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| proper |
correct for a certain purpose. |
| reliability |
the quality of being dependable. |
| revolutionary |
creating or leading to great change. |
| ripple |
to move or flow in small waves. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| secretary |
a person who writes letters, keeps records straight, and manages mail. A secretary might work for another person or for a business. |
| selfish |
concerned only with oneself and not concerned about others. |
| sentence |
to declare the punishment for a person's crime. |
| species |
a group of living things that naturally produce young with other members of the same group but not with those of other groups. |