| attack |
to begin to cause harm to. |
| delicate |
pleasing to the senses in a light, soft, or mild way. |
| determine |
to decide or settle finally and without question. |
| elaborate |
planned or carried out with great care and attention to details. |
| 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. |
| foul |
very unpleasant to taste, smell, or look at. |
| grant |
that which is given, often by a ruler, a government, or other institution, for a purpose considered to be of high value. |
| grudge |
anger that is held onto for a long time. |
| middle-class |
of or pertaining to the segment of people in a society who are neither of high rank or low rank with respect to wealth or social status. |
| patience |
the ability to calmly put up with pain or trouble without getting upset or angry. |
| peddle |
to offer for sale on the street or from door to door. |
| rumor |
a piece of information or a story passed from one person to another without any proof that it is true. |
| sacrifice |
the act of giving up something of great value to show loyalty or deep affection. |
| several |
being an amount that is more than "a few" but less than "many." |
| valley |
a long area of low land between mountains or hills. A stream or river often runs through a valley. |