| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. |
| community |
a particular area where a group of people live. |
| dangle |
to hang or swing loosely. |
| exhaust |
the smoke or gas given off by an engine. |
| flaw |
a fault or defect. |
| fleet1 |
a group of navy ships under one command. |
| hoarse |
having a rough and weak sound because of illness or too much use. |
| lipstick |
a cosmetic for coloring the lips. It usually comes in stick form inside a tube. |
| loyal |
showing devotion and faithfulness to someone or something. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| method |
a way of doing something. |
| prefer |
to choose above all others as the best liked or most wanted. |
| sarcastic |
using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt, tease, or make fun of another person. |
| stalk1 |
a plant's main stem. |
| vampire |
a creature in folk tales that is said to have died but come back to life. Vampires suck blood from people in order to stay among the living. |