| alter |
to make different in some way; change. |
| appointment |
the act of choosing or naming for an office or duty. |
| battery |
a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. Batteries are used to power many things, including cars, flashlights, toys, and watches. |
| certainly |
without doubt or question. |
| choke |
to stop or prevent the breathing of by squeezing or blocking the windpipe. |
| clench |
to close tightly shut. |
| deputy |
a person appointed to assist and sometimes act in the place of someone else. |
| emerge |
to rise up from or come into view. |
| intense |
having a very great degree of something, such as heat, or being in a very great degree or state. |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. |
| resident |
a person who lives in a particular place. |
| ripen |
to become or cause to become ripe or ready. |
| stampede |
the sudden and hurried mass movement of a large group of frightened animals. |
| weekend |
the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |
| weigh |
to measure how heavy something is by using a scale. |