| adviser |
a person who gives advice. |
| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. |
| damage |
harm or injury that makes something less useful or valuable. |
| evergreen |
having green leaves that stay on a plant throughout the year. |
| gradually |
by small steps or degrees. |
| medicine |
a drug or other substance used to treat a disease, injury, pain, or other symptoms. |
| minor |
less important or serious than others of the same kind. |
| multiply |
to increase the number, degree, or amount of. |
| nationwide |
throughout or over the entire country. |
| partly |
in some amount or degree. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| reservoir |
a place where water is collected and stored. Towns and cities often have reservoirs for their water supply. |
| resident |
a person who lives in a particular place. |
| slack |
not tight; hanging loose; drooping. |
| supervisor |
a person who watches over other workers and who guides and disciplines them. |