| attain |
to gain or achieve through work. |
| burden |
something that is carried or difficult to bear. |
| crutch |
a support used to help injured people walk. A crutch is a pole with a padded top that rests under the arm. |
| erosion |
wearing away of the earth's surface by wind or water. |
| explosion |
the act of bursting or the noise made by bursting. |
| intelligence |
the ability to learn, reason, and understand. |
| jab |
to poke with a pointed object. |
| media |
the means of distributing information to large numbers of people, through newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. |
| retailer |
a person or business or who sells goods directly to the public. |
| rival |
a person whom one tries to be better than; competitor. |
| steady |
firmly fixed in position; stable. |
| threat |
a statement that harm or punishment will follow. |
| timetable |
a schedule that lists the times at which certain events take place. People read timetables to find out when trains, buses, or airplanes will arrive or leave. |
| unravel |
to undo; reduce from cloth to threads; cause to come apart. |
| update |
to provide (someone) with new or current information. |