| clutch |
to keep in a firm grasp; hold tightly; grip. |
| coax |
to get someone to do something by gentle urging. |
| concrete |
a hard, strong building material made by mixing sand, gravel, cement, and water. |
| devote |
to give to a purpose; dedicate. |
| fee |
an amount of money requested or paid for a service. |
| future |
time that is yet to come. |
| gaiety |
the state of being happy and cheerful. |
| generation |
the entire group of people who were born around the same time. |
| inspect |
to look at very carefully to find any problems. |
| prod |
to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. |
| prowl |
to move around slowly and secretly, like an animal looking for prey. |
| settle |
to finally agree upon or decide. |
| thrust |
to push or drive with force. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| versus |
against; in opposition to. |