| achievement |
something achieved through hard work, courage, or skill. |
| barren |
not able to produce or support growth. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| coil |
to wind into circles. |
| crest |
a tuft of feathers, bone, or fur on an animal's head, or something that looks like this. The comb of a rooster is one kind of crest. |
| database |
a large collection of information in a computer. In a database, information is arranged so that it can be quickly changed or searched through. |
| descend |
to move downward or to a lower position. |
| disability |
something that makes a person unable to do certain things that most people can do. |
| district |
an area of a country, city, or other place used for a particular purpose. |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to. |
| feature |
a part of the face such as the eyes, nose, or chin. |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief taking in of air through the mouth, because of surprise or difficulty breathing. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| satellite |
a heavenly body that moves around a planet or another larger body. |
| topple |
to sway and fall down; tumble. |