| antidote |
a substance that stops poison from working or cures a disease. |
| century |
a unit of time equal to one hundred years. |
| companionship |
the relationship between or among people who spend time together; friendship. |
| courtroom |
a room in which legal cases are heard before a judge. |
| entry |
an act or instance of going or coming in. |
| equation |
a statement in arithmetic that uses an equal sign to show the equality of two quantities. |
| 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. |
| lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
| nearby |
located close at hand; not far away. |
| sentence |
to declare the punishment for a person's crime. |
| software |
any of the programs that are written to operate a computer. |
| stalk1 |
a plant's main stem. |
| standard |
something that is used and accepted as a guide, example, or authority. |
| vote |
a formal expression of a choice in an election or other group decision. |
| whisper |
to speak in a soft, low tone. |