| absorb |
to take in or soak up. |
| appointment |
the act of choosing or naming for an office or duty. |
| assistant |
a person who gives help or aid. |
| demonstrate |
to explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples. |
| flit |
to fly or move in a quick or light way. |
| frisk |
to leap or skip in a lively and happy way. |
| outright |
complete or total. |
| parole |
the release of a prisoner before the time of punishment is finished. Prisoners who are given parole have behaved well in prison. When on parole, they must obey certain rules. |
| rectangle |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other. |
| rehearsal |
the act or process of practicing for a play, concert or other performance. |
| smudge |
a dirty mark or blot; stain. |
| sustainable |
of or related to a method of managing or using a resource so that the resource is never used up or forever damaged. |
| trample |
to step on in a heavy or noisy way; to crush with the feet; stamp (usually followed by "on", "upon," or "over"). |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| whittle |
to cut small bits or thin layers from, or to trim or shape by so doing. |