| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| complaint |
an expression of dissatisfaction or unhappiness with something. |
| concentrate |
to bring together; focus. |
| deadly |
able to kill. |
| enchant |
to put under a magic spell; bewitch. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| global |
having to do with the whole earth. |
| huddle |
to move close together or push in against one another when sharing something such as heat. |
| mattress |
a large pad that supports the body while sleeping, made of a strong fabric filled with soft material such as cotton, hair, straw, or foam rubber. |
| museum |
a building where collections of objects that are important to history, art, or science are kept and shown to the public. |
| paragraph |
a part of something written made up of one or more sentences that develop a certain idea. A paragraph begins on a new line which is usually indented from the other lines. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| poetry |
short pieces of writing, in general, that use special rhythm, imaginative language, and often rhyme to create beauty or express unique thoughts and feelings. |
| prove |
to show to be true or correct. |
| spade1 |
a tool shaped like a shovel and used for digging. A spade has a long handle and a flat blade that can be pushed into the ground with a foot. |