| decade |
a unit of time equal to ten years. |
| dishonor |
loss of honor or reputation. |
| embarrassed |
feeling uncomfortable because of shame or receiving too much attention from others. |
| glide |
to move smoothly and without effort. |
| gloss |
a shine on a surface. |
| historic |
important in history. |
| involved |
complicated because made up of many different connected parts or steps; intricate; complex. |
| knit |
to make by knitting. |
| pare |
to cut off the outside layer or ends from. |
| quaint |
pleasant in an old-fashioned way. |
| scurry |
to move quickly or in a hurried way. |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. |
| studio |
the room where an artist works. |
| sulk |
to express anger or bad humor by being silent or distant. |
| telescope |
an instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger. |