| ash |
the soft gray powder that remains after something burns. |
| awful |
very bad; terrible; of poor quality. |
| beat |
to hit again and again. |
| courthouse |
a building where courts of law and other government offices are located. |
| drain |
to remove a liquid from something through a pipe. |
| elect |
to choose by means of voting. |
| forward |
toward a place or time that is further on or in the future; ahead. |
| frighten |
to cause fear in someone; to make someone afraid. |
| invitation |
the act of asking someone in a polite way to come to something or do something. |
| lightly |
with little weight or force. |
| paint |
a liquid that is used on surfaces to give color or protect the surface. |
| program |
a plan of what will be done or take place. |
| sad |
not happy. |
| safety |
the condition of being safe from danger. |
| vacuum |
a space or container in which there is no air or from which most of the air has been removed. |