| appointment |
the act of choosing or naming for an office or duty. |
| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. |
| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| claim |
to state as true. |
| commotion |
a noisy confusion; disorder. |
| deposit |
money that has been put in a bank, or anything that has been put somewhere and allowed to remain. |
| despair |
the complete lack of hope. |
| distress |
a state of great need or trouble. |
| economic |
having to do with the money system. |
| electrocute |
to kill by electricity. |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. |
| mansion |
a large, grand, expensive home. |
| massage |
to treat by rubbing, stroking, or kneading the body. |
| nuclear |
of, or having to do with, or being the nucleus of an atom or a cell. |
| thrash |
to give a beating to; whip. |