| bind |
to tie together or fasten tightly with a rope or cord. |
| caper |
to leap, hop, or skip about in a playful way; frolic. |
| carnivorous |
eating the flesh of animals. |
| deserve |
to be worthy of or have a right to. |
| enclose |
to close in or shut in with walls or a container. |
| excuse |
to forgive or pardon. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. |
| huddle |
to move close together or push in against one another when sharing something such as heat. |
| literature |
writings that have lasting value. Literature includes stories, poems, plays, and essays. |
| outright |
complete or total. |
| redden |
to blush. |
| secretary |
a person who writes letters, keeps records straight, and manages mail. A secretary might work for another person or for a business. |
| sphere |
a round, solid figure in which every point on the surface is an equal distance from the center. |
| spiral |
curving or circling around a fixed point but moving farther away or nearer to it. |
| wealthy |
having a lot of money; rich. |