| appropriate |
right for the purpose; proper. |
| attentive |
watching or listening carefully. |
| combine |
to bring or join together into a whole. |
| compete |
to try to win or get something that others are also trying to get. |
| confide |
to share secrets or personal information (usually followed by "in"). |
| crush |
to cause to lose shape or become flat by pressing or squeezing very hard. |
| dangle |
to hang or swing loosely. |
| diary |
a daily record of a person's experiences and thoughts. |
| economist |
a person who is an expert in the study of economics. |
| journalist |
a person whose work is journalism. |
| pattern |
an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers, or colors that can be repeated or used again and again. |
| promotion |
a raise to a higher grade or position. |
| stew |
to cook by boiling slowly in a closed pot. |
| total |
the whole amount; sum. |
| unlikely |
not probable; doubtful. |