| attack |
to begin to cause harm to. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| funeral |
a ceremony for a dead person. |
| gait |
a way of walking or running. |
| garbage |
food or other things that are thrown away; waste. |
| heavenly |
having to do with heaven as in religion or the space above the earth. |
| hind |
at or near the back; rear. |
| italicize |
to print in italic type. |
| orphan |
a child whose parents have died. |
| plural |
having to do with or naming the form of a word that signals more than one. |
| prove |
to show to be true or correct. |
| resemblance |
the condition of being or looking alike. |
| solemn |
serious in appearance, sound, or mood. |
| thorn |
a short, stiff point on a plant stem or branch. |
| unlikely |
not probable; doubtful. |