| christen |
to give a name to at baptism. |
| conform |
to act in a way that agrees with a rule or standard. |
| contagious |
able to be spread from person to person. |
| donation |
the gift or contribution thus made. |
| estimated |
resulting from a careful guess rather than exact counting or calculation. |
| 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. |
| joyous |
full of joy; happy. |
| medicine |
a drug or other substance used to treat a disease, injury, pain, or other symptoms. |
| prowl |
to move around slowly and secretly, like an animal looking for prey. |
| sense |
to be or become aware of; perceive. |
| several |
being an amount that is more than "a few" but less than "many." |
| smear |
to spread or apply on or over a surface. |
| villain |
an evil person; scoundrel. |
| weekday |
any day except Saturday and Sunday. |
| weigh |
to measure how heavy something is by using a scale. |