| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| both |
one and the other of two things or people. |
| curve |
a line that bends smoothly in one direction without any straight parts. |
| fact |
something known or proved to be true. |
| fat |
having too much weight. |
| fond |
having or showing feelings of love. |
| gain |
to get. |
| harden |
to make less soft or more rigid. |
| horror |
a strong feeling of fear or shock. |
| hotel |
a place with many rooms and beds where people pay money to sleep and eat meals. |
| inspector |
one who inspects, usually as a job for pay. |
| leap |
to jump into the air either straight up or across a distance. |
| sew |
to make or repair with a needle and thread. |
| sprout |
to start to grow. |
| winner |
one that wins or is likely to win or succeed. |