| alongside |
by the side of; next to; beside. |
| biology |
the science that studies the growth and life processes of living things. |
| blackmail |
money demanded from someone by another person who threatens to give out information that would harm that person. |
| decade |
a unit of time equal to ten years. |
| episode |
one event in a series of events in a person's life or a story. |
| grumble |
to complain in a low voice. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. |
| horrid |
causing a feeling of horror; dreadful; frightening. |
| molten |
made liquid by very high heat. |
| opponent |
one who fights, plays, or takes a position against another. |
| predator |
an animal that hunts other animals for food. |
| receptacle |
a container for receiving and keeping something. |
| scrap1 |
a small bit, such as a piece left over or thrown away. |
| unknown |
not familiar, or not figured out. |
| wholesome |
good for the health of one's body or mind. |