| blame |
to place responsibility on for a mistake or fault. |
| captive |
held as prisoner. |
| defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game or battle. |
| foreign |
in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own. |
| international |
having to do with two or more countries or with what happens between two or more countries. |
| occasion |
an event or the time at which it happens. |
| physics |
the science that deals with matter and energy, their qualities, and the relationships between them. It includes the study of light, heat, sound, electricity, and force. (The word is used with a singular verb.) |
| responsible |
expected to take care of particular duties and jobs. |
| session |
a meeting or set of meetings of a court or a government council. |
| severe |
very strict; harsh. |
| shorten |
to make shorter. |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. |
| surface |
the outside limit or top layer of something. |
| translation |
writing or speech that has been changed from one language to another. |
| volume |
a collection of pages of writing or print bound together; book. |