| appall |
to cause to feel shock or horror. |
| contract |
an agreement that is supported by the law. |
| developer |
someone who buys land and makes it ready to be used for homes, business, recreation, or the like. |
| directly |
without space or action in between. |
| dramatic |
of or having to do with the theater and plays. |
| emotion |
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear. When one feels an emotion, there are physical changes such as an increase in pulse, crying, or trembling. |
| grim |
stern or harsh. |
| hibernate |
to sleep through the winter in a den or burrow to save energy. Bears, snakes, and certain other animals hibernate. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| mechanical |
made of or having to do with machines. |
| neuter |
lacking a sexual aspect; asexual. |
| nuisance |
a person or thing that is annoying. |
| peddle |
to offer for sale on the street or from door to door. |
| scholarship |
money given to students to help pay for their education. |
| scramble |
to mix or throw together in a quick or random way. |