| amazement |
wonder; great surprise. |
| award |
to give as a prize or honor. |
| bravery |
the quality or condition of not feeling fear; courage. |
| concussion |
a violent shaking or heavy blow; shock. |
| elevate |
to raise or lift up to a higher physical position. |
| excellent |
very good or much better than others. |
| fatten |
to make fat. |
| glory |
great honor, praise, or fame. |
| headdress |
a covering or decoration for the head. |
| 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. |
| myth |
a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do. |
| relapse |
to return to bad behavior or poor health after a period of improvement. |
| senate |
(capitalized) one of the two houses of the United States Congress, or a similar part of national government in other countries. |
| term |
a word or phrase for something that might be known only by people who have a particular job, interest, or hobby. |
| venture |
an activity or undertaking in which there is risk or the result is not certain. |