| appeal |
a serious and sincere request for help. |
| approval |
good opinion; favorable thoughts. |
| congratulate |
to praise and express pleasure at the achievement or good luck of. |
| graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| prophecy |
a prediction or warning of future events. |
| republic |
a nation in which those who make the laws and run the government are elected by the people. |
| ruthless |
having no mercy or sympathy; cruel. |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| succeed |
to have a good or favorable result; do well. |
| sue |
to start a lawsuit against in a court of law; prosecute. |
| teammate |
a member of the same team or group. |
| transform |
to change the form, look, or shape of. |
| trifle |
something that has very little value or importance. |
| welfare |
a state of health, happiness, and good fortune. |