| acceptable |
good enough to be approved of; satisfactory. |
| attendance |
the number of people present. |
| cram |
to fill with more than can be easily held. |
| curtsy |
a gesture of the body that shows respect made by bending the knees and lowering the body slightly. A curtsy is usually made by women and girls. |
| exception |
the act or fact of leaving out. |
| grudge |
anger that is held onto for a long time. |
| investigate |
to look into carefully and closely so as to learn the facts; examine. |
| journalism |
the work of collecting news and information and giving it out to the public through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other media. |
| knit |
to make by knitting. |
| metropolis |
a large city. |
| robot |
a machine that can perform some of the same tasks as a human being. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| stride |
to walk with long, even steps. |
| thud |
a dull, muffled sound of one thing hitting another. |
| volunteer |
a person who offers to work or help without pay. |