| banish |
to cast out of a country by official action. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| digital |
showing information by a row of numerical digits rather than by numbers on a dial. |
| embarrass |
to make uncomfortable or ill at ease. |
| fender |
a metal guard over the wheel of a truck, car, or bicycle. |
| 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. |
| humor |
a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. |
| improve |
to make better. |
| independent |
not ruled by another; ruling oneself. |
| infant |
a child in the first months of life. |
| puff |
a short, strong burst of breath, air, smoke, or steam. |
| research |
careful study of something in order to find out information about it. |
| sail |
to move over the water. |
| temporary |
for a short time; not permanent. |
| vapor |
tiny particles of a liquid or solid in a gas. |