| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| competitor |
a person, group, or thing engaged in a contest. |
| constantly |
continuously; without ever stopping. |
| croak |
to make a low, hoarse sound with the voice. |
| decode |
to change the symbols in a secret language into ordinary language; decipher. |
| disrespect |
rudeness; lack of consideration. |
| equation |
a statement in arithmetic that uses an equal sign to show the equality of two quantities. |
| establish |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before. |
| excellence |
the condition of being very good or outstanding. |
| glossary |
a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings connected with a particular subject or particular piece of writing. A glossary is often placed at the end of a book. |
| rigid |
difficult or impossible to bend; stiff. |
| sarcasm |
the use of scornful, mocking, teasing, or complaining remarks that are typically full of irony; that is, they say the opposite of what one actually means but are still effective in conveying the meaning one intends. |
| shuffle |
to drag or scrape the feet along the floor while walking. |
| timid |
not bold or confident with other people; shy. |
| unsure |
When you are unsure, you don't really know if something is one way or another, or if you are right or wrong about something. Sometimes when you are unsure, you don't know if you can do something or not. When you are unsure, you have doubt, or you don't have confidence. |