| brood |
to think or worry a lot about a single subject (usually followed by "on" or "over"). |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| comprehend |
to understand or grasp the meaning of. |
| dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or group. |
| enlist |
to sign up to serve in the military or in some cause. |
| flammable |
able to catch on fire easily. |
| gallant |
brave and dashing. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| intention |
a decided course of action; plan. |
| objection |
a statement of not liking or not agreeing with something. |
| patent |
a government grant that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention. A patent is given for a certain number of years. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| replication |
the repeating of an experiment under the original conditions. |
| resent |
to feel anger or bitterness about or toward, especially when something is seen to be unfair. |
| sparse |
not thick or dense; scattered in thin amounts. |