| bouquet |
a bunch of flowers, often arranged in a special way to be attractive. |
| calculator |
a machine used in computing numbers. |
| canter |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop. |
| government |
the making of laws and important decisions that control or affect all the people living in a community, state, or nation. |
| loosen |
to undo or release. |
| myth |
a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do. |
| noose |
a loop that passes through a knot in the end of a rope or other line. When the rope is pulled, the loop becomes smaller. |
| observer |
one who watches or listens. |
| perform |
to carry out; do. |
| reflect |
to throw back (light, heat, sound, or the like) from a surface. |
| relative |
a person who belongs to the same family as someone else. |
| restate |
to say or write again or in a different way. |
| rival |
a person whom one tries to be better than; competitor. |
| sketch |
a drawing or painting that was done in a hurry or without detail. Sketches are sometimes done to prepare for later work. |
| weigh |
to measure how heavy something is by using a scale. |