| custom |
a way of acting that is usual or accepted for a person or a social group. |
| destructive |
causing complete ruin or destruction. |
| grime |
dirt clinging to or rubbed into a surface. |
| history |
everything that has happened in the past to people or things, or a telling of these events. |
| imitate |
to copy the actions of; try to be like. |
| lawsuit |
a legal case brought before a court, especially when a person or group has a strong complaint against another. |
| lever |
a basic tool used to lift or pry things open. A crowbar is one type of lever. |
| peer2 |
to look hard or closely to see something better. |
| prophecy |
a prediction or warning of future events. |
| quench |
to satisfy. |
| sharpen |
to make thinner or finer, as a cutting edge or point. |
| shatter |
to break suddenly into small pieces. |
| 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. |
| vanity |
too much pride in oneself or in how one looks. |
| vice |
wicked, evil, or criminal behavior. |