| academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
| advantage |
a better chance or position; upper hand. |
| chute |
a passage down which things may slide in order to be moved from one area to another. |
| dial |
a disk that has numbers and a moving pointer that shows time, weight, speed, or some other measure. |
| interior |
being inside or within. |
| involved |
complicated because made up of many different connected parts or steps; intricate; complex. |
| persist |
to continue in a firm, steady way without stopping or lessening. |
| pronounce |
to make the sound of or express with the voice in a specific way. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| slightly |
to a small degree or by a small amount; a little. |
| sly |
devious or not to be trusted. |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. |
| suggest |
to put forth for thinking about; propose. |
| temple1 |
a building or place where a god or gods are worshiped. |
| weld |
to join metal or plastic by using heat, followed either by pressure or by adding a melted material. |