A | B |
priest | a person who performs religious ceremonies |
emperor | ruler of an empire |
ghostly | reminding you of a ghost |
diminutive | small, smaller than most others of the same type |
previous | coming before in time or order |
embrace | hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include |
engine | the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move |
attic | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below the roof |
slope | a line or surface which is not level but which rises |
eaves | the lower portion of the roof that overhangs the wall |
foolish | lacking good sense or judgment |
comforting | something that makes you feel better when you are afraid or sad |
friction | the force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other |
stashed | hidden away |
strange | not known before |
appeared | came into sight, was seen |
grate | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |
tubular | looks like a tube |
delicate | easily broken or damaged or destroyed |
avoid | to keep away from |
gaze | look at with fixed eyes |
tended | looked after; took care of; |
orchard | a place where fruit trees grow |
thickening | the act of thickening, becoming thicker |
legacy | an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past |
will | a legal statement of how an individuals property is to be distributed after death |
arms | weapons |
mankind | all of the inhabitants of the earth |
anxious | worried; troubled; fearful about what might happen |
disgruntled | displeased or annoyed |
relate | have or establish a relationship to |
tiptoe | walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise |
cubicle | a small, enclosed space that is used for a particular activity |
mutation | change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information |
boundary | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
humid | having a large amount of water or moisture in the air. |
phenotype | The physical traits that appear in an individual as a result of its genetic make up. |
genetic code | the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells |
lovable | having characteristics that attract love or affection. |
judge | (v)to form an opinion about someone or something, (n) a person in charge of a court |