| award |
to give as a prize or honor. |
| bloom |
to produce flowers. |
| blunder |
a silly or careless mistake. |
| deafen |
to cause the loss of hearing or make unable to hear. |
| deeply |
in a strong and serious way; intensely. |
| despite |
in spite of; regardless of. |
| explode |
to burst because of too much pressure inside. |
| morale |
the state of mind of a person or group; spirit. |
| peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. |
| preserve |
to protect from being hurt or harmed. |
| retire |
to give up a job or career. |
| ridiculous |
silly; foolish; laughable. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| session |
a meeting or set of meetings of a court or a government council. |
| smolder |
to burn slowly and with smoke, but with little or no flame. |