| A | B |
|---|
| principle | a basic idea or rule that explains how something works |
| elegant | simple and clever |
| equation | a mathematical statement |
| reluctant | unwilling to do something |
| detached | not emotional or influenced by emotions or personal interest |
| decomposition | the act of a dead plant, animal or human decaying |
| specimen | . a sample of fossils, rocks, insects, etc |
| complex | difficult to understand |
| compromise | give up something you want in order to reach an agreement |
| shriveled | dry and wrinkled from heat or old age |
| oxygen | a colorless gas in the air that people, plants and animals need to live |
| hydrogen | a very light gas with no color, taste or smell that combines with oxygen to form water |
| knock it off | stop doing something |
| stuffy | not having any fresh air |
| disgrace | something that you are or should be ashamed of |
| ground | forbid a child from going out as a form of punishment |
| slob | a messy person |
| stash | store or hide something |
| assumption | something that is accepted as true without proof |
| inhibition | something that blocks or suppresses something else from happening |
