| anxious |
feeling worried, nervous, or afraid about something uncertain. |
| appropriate |
right for the purpose; proper. |
| confident |
having trust or faith; satisfied and sure. |
| decay |
to rot or become rotted. |
| encyclopedia |
a book or set of books that has information on a wide variety of subjects, or on many aspects of one subject. |
| garb |
clothes, especially those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like. |
| manner |
a way of doing something; style. |
| monopolize |
to get or keep sole control of; have for oneself alone; take over. |
| scratch |
to scrape or damage with something sharp. |
| similar |
having resemblance or likeness. |
| socket |
an opening into which something fits or is put. |
| stammer |
to speak in an anxious or uncertain way. People who stammer often repeat sounds and stop between words. |
| tang |
a sharp, strong flavor or odor. |
| therapy |
treatment meant to cure a disease or heal an injury. |
| 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. |