| blink |
to close and open the eyes very quickly. |
| border |
the outer part; edge. |
| drown |
to die under water because of lack of air. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| lend |
to let someone use something that is yours. When you lend a thing to someone, you expect that person to return it to you. |
| muscle |
the soft pieces of flesh in animals and humans that make the bones move. |
| pitch1 |
the throw of a baseball by the pitcher toward the batter, who tries to hit it. |
| pulse |
the regular beating of the arteries that is caused by the beating of the heart. The pulse can be felt in the wrist or neck. |
| pure |
not mixed with anything else; made of only one substance. |
| shallow |
not deep. |
| shore |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. |
| soon |
in a short time. |
| terrify |
to fill with great fear or terror; scare. |
| thick |
large from one side of a surface to the other side; not thin. |
| tricky |
using or marked by tricks or lies. |