| attendance |
the number of people present. |
| bleed |
to lose blood. |
| delirious |
confused from a fever or other cause. |
| digest |
to break down into materials that can be absorbed and used by the body. |
| encourage |
to give hope or courage to; give confidence to. |
| gradually |
by small steps or degrees. |
| insult |
to speak to or treat without respect or in a way that hurts feelings. |
| necessity |
a person or thing that is needed. |
| occurrence |
an event that takes place; incident. |
| preference |
a person or thing that is liked better. |
| rut |
a hollow track worn into the ground. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| statue |
a piece of art that is shaped or put together out of stone, metal or other material. Statues are often in the form of a human or animal. |
| till1 |
until. |
| wring |
to twist and squeeze tightly. |