| awful |
very bad; terrible; of poor quality. |
| essay |
a short piece of writing on a particular subject that contains the ideas and opinions of the author. |
| flash |
a sudden, bright light that shines and then disappears. |
| golf |
a game played on a large outdoor course with small holes in the ground spaced far apart. Players use a set of special clubs to hit a small white ball into each of the series of holes. There are nine or eighteen holes in a golf course. The object of the game is to get the ball into each hole using as few strokes as possible. |
| guard |
to protect or pay close attention to something in order to keep it safe. |
| nearly |
almost; just about but not quite. |
| peanut |
a seed that people eat like a nut but grows under the ground and is in the same family of plants as beans. |
| pitch1 |
the throw of a baseball by the pitcher toward the batter, who tries to hit it. |
| sea |
the salt water covering most of the earth; ocean. |
| shiver |
to shake because of cold or fear. |
| slime |
a slippery liquid, such as thin mud or the slippery substance on fish. |
| tiny |
very small. |
| uphill |
on an upward slope or in an upward direction. |
| upset |
to turn something over. |
| waiter |
a person who serves customers in a restaurant, bar, or similar place. |