| civic |
of or having to do with citizens or citizenship. |
| difficult |
hard to do or understand. |
| fiction |
writing that tells a story made up in a writer's imagination. Fiction is usually written in prose, not poetry. Novels, short stories, and tales are pieces of fiction. |
| gurgle |
to flow with a noisy, bubbling sound. |
| hermit |
a person who lives alone and away from others. Often a person becomes a hermit in order to lead a religious life. |
| interior |
being inside or within. |
| pursuit |
the act of following or chasing. |
| relative |
a person who belongs to the same family as someone else. |
| relax |
to make looser or less stiff. |
| selfish |
concerned only with oneself and not concerned about others. |
| sensitive |
able to smell, hear, taste, feel, or see very well. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| survey |
the collecting of information on a particular subject from a small portion of the public. |
| volunteer |
a person who offers to work or help without pay. |
| worry |
to feel anxious, troubled, or uneasy. |