| affect1 |
to cause a change in; influence. |
| calculation |
deliberate scheming. |
| continual |
going on without stopping. |
| drape |
to decorate or cover with a cloth that hangs in folds. |
| entrance1 |
a doorway or other place through which one goes in. |
| flexible |
easily bent without breaking. |
| flunk |
(informal) to be unsuccessful; fail, as a student in an examination or course. |
| headline |
the title to a newspaper article that tells what the article is about. The headline for the most important news is in the largest type on the front page of the paper. |
| peasant |
a member of the class of farm workers and small farmers in Europe and Asia. |
| protective |
keeping safe from harm or used to shield against danger. |
| rural |
having to do with country life. |
| scientific |
having to do with science. |
| stencil |
a sheet of some material out of which letters or a pattern has been cut. Paint or ink can pass through stencils to form a design on the surface underneath. |
| twinge |
a sudden, sharp pain that does not last long. |
| unfortunately |
used to express that an event being talked about is something unlucky or something that turned out badly. |