| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| beat |
to hit again and again. |
| dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. |
| forever |
continuing for all time. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| ink |
a colored liquid in pens. |
| invite |
to ask in a polite way to go somewhere or do something. |
| journey |
a long trip from one place to another. |
| junior |
of a lower position or rank. |
| lick |
to pass the tongue over or along the surface of something. |
| maze |
a complicated network of paths or passages between high walls or thick hedges which are often designed to confuse those who travel through them. |
| mop |
a tool with cloth at the end of a stick that is used to clean floors and other things. |
| natural |
of or produced by nature. |
| runner |
a person who is moving along quickly on his or her feet, or a person who races on foot. |
| tree |
a plant that has a long main trunk and many branches. Trees usually grow quite tall. |