| beverage |
any liquid for drinking, except water or medicine. |
| clinic |
a place that gives medical treatment, usually to people who do not need to stay in a hospital overnight. |
| curse |
a statement of a wish that something bad will happen to someone or something. |
| democracy |
a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. |
| election |
the process of choosing a person for office by voting. |
| guarantee |
a promise, especially in writing, that something one has bought will work properly. If it does not, the seller or maker must either repair or replace it. |
| nearby |
located close at hand; not far away. |
| peasant |
a member of the class of farm workers and small farmers in Europe and Asia. |
| pouch |
a sturdy bag or sack of any size that is used to carry things. |
| prickle |
a small, sharp, pointed growth or extension, such as a plant thorn. |
| stumble |
to trip or lose one's balance in walking or running. |
| tragic |
causing death, destruction, or disaster. |
| utter1 |
to give forth with the voice. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| whine |
to make a long, high cry that expresses pain, complaint, or fear. |