| ancestor |
a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago. |
| approval |
good opinion; favorable thoughts. |
| batch |
an amount used or produced at one time. |
| confirm |
to prove or show to be true. |
| counselor |
a person who gives advice, especially as a job. |
| exclaim |
to speak suddenly and with strong feeling. |
| expensive |
costing a lot of money; having a high price. |
| leisure |
freedom from work or other duties that take time and effort; free time. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| prickly |
full of small, sharp points. |
| revolve |
to turn or spin in place. |
| stubble |
the stubs of crop stalks, as of corn, that remain in the ground after the crop has been cut. |
| thoughtful |
having or showing careful thought. |
| worthy |
deserving (often followed by "of"). |
| yield |
to give forth or produce. |