| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. |
| barge |
a large, long boat with a flat bottom used for carrying freight. |
| chamber |
a room. |
| cocky |
sure of oneself in a rude way; arrogant. |
| flexible |
easily bent without breaking. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| international |
having to do with two or more countries or with what happens between two or more countries. |
| option |
the right, power, or freedom to choose. |
| outward |
on or moving toward the outside or surface of. |
| panel |
a section of a door, wall, or other surface that is set apart from the area around it by being raised, sunken, or decorated. |
| pastime |
an activity that makes the time pass in a pleasant way. |
| receive |
to get or take. |
| slick1 |
having a smooth, shiny, or slippery surface. |
| standard |
something that is used and accepted as a guide, example, or authority. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |