| alternate |
to take turns (usually followed by "with"). |
| annually |
once a year; yearly. |
| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. |
| attack |
to begin to cause harm to. |
| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| despise |
to hate or scorn. |
| drape |
to decorate or cover with a cloth that hangs in folds. |
| emission |
the act of giving off or sending out. |
| gangway |
a path into, out of, around, or through something; passageway. |
| inquire |
to ask in order to find out or learn (something). |
| positive |
certain; sure. |
| reside |
to live in a place for a long time; dwell. |
| semester |
one half of a school or college year. |
| stalk1 |
a plant's main stem. |
| strictly |
strongly; absolutely. |