| apparent |
easily seen or plain. |
| brittle |
easily broken. |
| disappoint |
to fail to do or give something expected or hoped for. |
| frustrate |
to prevent from happening or being done. |
| grasp |
to take hold of with a hand or other thing that is capable of holding. |
| intense |
having a very great degree of something, such as heat, or being in a very great degree or state. |
| lance |
a weapon with a long pole and pointed metal head. |
| nerve |
any of the fibers that carry messages to and from the brain and other parts of the body. Nerves are bundled together into a complicated system that connects all parts of the body to the spinal cord and brain. |
| passage |
a way through which something can go; corridor; channel. |
| rehearse |
to practice for a show, play, concert, or other performance. |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |
| wealth |
a large amount of money or property or the state of having such. |
| willingness |
the state of being ready or glad to do something without being forced to do it. |