| decade |
a unit of time equal to ten years. |
| design |
a plan or outline showing how something is to be built or carried out, or the way that something is put together or appears in the end because of the way it was planned. |
| freedom |
the state of being able to act or move as one wishes. |
| galaxy |
a collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way galaxy. They are only tiny parts of this galaxy. |
| hedge |
a solid row of bushes, used as a kind of fence. |
| jab |
to poke with a pointed object. |
| mummy |
a dead body that has been preserved with special chemicals and wrapped in cloth. The ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummies. |
| penitentiary |
a prison for people who have been found guilty of serious crimes. |
| react |
to act, or feel a certain way, in response to something. |
| religious |
devoted to the beliefs of a particular religion. |
| slang |
very informal speech that is made up of new words, or new meanings of old words. Slang is not appropriate for serious conversation or writing. |
| tension |
the act of stretching or state of being stretched; strain. |
| thrust |
to push or drive with force. |
| whole |
having the entire amount or length. |
| wither |
to dry up or wilt. |