| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
| boost |
to raise to a higher position by pushing from below. |
| complaint |
an expression of dissatisfaction or unhappiness with something. |
| crumple |
to press or crush and cause wrinkles. |
| disease |
a condition that causes harm to the health of a person, animal, or plant; illness; sickness. |
| education |
the act or work of learning or training. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| frantic |
very excited by worry or fear; frenzied. |
| geography |
the physical features of an area on the earth's surface. |
| glum |
in low spirits; sad or gloomy. |
| handshake |
the gripping of hands between two people when they meet or say good-bye. |
| labor |
hard work or effort. |
| pout |
to show unhappy feelings with an expression of the face. When children pout, they often push out their lips. |
| seasonal |
having to do with the seasons or a particular season of the year. |
| thud |
a dull, muffled sound of one thing hitting another. |