| adopt |
to become a parent of (a child) by law, or to accept an animal as a pet and become responsible for it. |
| appall |
to cause to feel shock or horror. |
| capital1 |
the city where the government of a country, state, or province is located. |
| coma |
a long, deep state of being unconscious, caused by disease or injury. |
| credit |
the quality or condition of being able to be believed or trusted. |
| cultivation |
the act of preparing and improving. |
| cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. |
| infect |
to spread germs or disease to. |
| invert |
to reverse the order, position, or direction of. |
| mutter |
to speak in a low tone that is hard to understand; mumble. |
| precision |
the state of being accurate or exact. |
| protection |
the act of keeping something safe from harm or the condition of being protected. |
| quality |
a feature that makes a person or thing what it is. |
| secretary |
a person who writes letters, keeps records straight, and manages mail. A secretary might work for another person or for a business. |
| truth |
agreement with the facts or what is real. |