| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert. |
| brighten |
to become or cause to be enlivened or more cheerful. |
| budge |
to change or begin to change position slightly. |
| defy |
to refuse to obey. |
| guitar |
a stringed instrument with a long neck and five, six, or twelve strings that are strummed or plucked. |
| hoarse |
having a rough and weak sound because of illness or too much use. |
| instruct |
to teach; educate; tell. |
| margin |
an edge or the area near it; border. |
| perch1 |
to rest or come to rest on a branch or bar. |
| remedy |
something used to take away pain or heal a disease. |
| specimen |
a part or example used to represent a larger whole. |
| surgeon |
a medical doctor who does surgery. |
| university |
a large school, where people both learn and do research. A student must finish high school before attending a university. Universities offer several levels of degrees. |
| vampire |
a creature in folk tales that is said to have died but come back to life. Vampires suck blood from people in order to stay among the living. |
| wit |
(often plural) the ability to understand, think, or know. |