| battery |
a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. Batteries are used to power many things, including cars, flashlights, toys, and watches. |
| bonus |
a payment added to a person's regular pay as a reward for hard work. |
| coarse |
having large grains or pieces, or a rough surface. |
| discussion |
the act or an instance of talking or writing about something. |
| drought |
a long period with little or no rain. |
| elegant |
fine or rich in quality. |
| entertain |
to amuse; keep interested. |
| fate |
the power that is often believed to decide what will happen in human life or history. |
| largely |
mostly; mainly; to a large extent. |
| patio |
a paved area next to a house that is used for dining or relaxing outdoors. |
| promotion |
a raise to a higher grade or position. |
| roost |
a perch on which birds rest or sleep, or a place containing such perches. |
| slither |
to move by twisting and sliding along a surface. |
| timid |
not bold or confident with other people; shy. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |