| bleed |
to lose blood. |
| boost |
to raise to a higher position by pushing from below. |
| disappearance |
the act of disappearing or the fact of having disappeared. |
| exhibition |
a public showing of art, crafts, products, or skills. |
| fee |
an amount of money requested or paid for a service. |
| media |
the means of distributing information to large numbers of people, through newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. |
| moral |
having to do with what is right and what is wrong in how a person acts. |
| paragraph |
a part of something written made up of one or more sentences that develop a certain idea. A paragraph begins on a new line which is usually indented from the other lines. |
| period |
a section of time with a set beginning and end. |
| ridicule |
talk or actions that make unkind fun of someone or something. |
| self-esteem |
confidence or pride in oneself; self-respect. |
| sober |
not drunk; not intoxicated. |
| stubble |
the stubs of crop stalks, as of corn, that remain in the ground after the crop has been cut. |
| value |
the worth of something in money, goods, or services. |
| wilt |
to lose freshness and become limp. |