| attack |
to begin to cause harm to. |
| daze |
to stun by a blow or shock. |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. |
| enjoyable |
pleasant; giving joy. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| filth |
material that is dirty, disgusting, or foul. |
| fret1 |
to feel troubled or uneasy. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| goblin |
a small, ugly creature in fairy tales that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| italicize |
to print in italic type. |
| memory |
the ability to remember an experience. |
| noun |
a word that names a person, place, thing, or condition. A noun may be the subject of a sentence or the object of a verb or preposition. |
| orphan |
a child whose parents have died. |
| perimeter |
the boundary or border of a figure or area. |
| roost |
a perch on which birds rest or sleep, or a place containing such perches. |