| evaporate |
to turn from liquid into gas; pass away in the form of vapor. |
| garlic |
a strong smelling plant related to the onion. Its bulbs are used for seasoning. |
| horizon |
the line where the earth and the sky appear to meet. |
| humor |
a quality that makes people laugh or feel amused. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| passage |
a way through which something can go; corridor; channel. |
| professional |
a person who has or shows skill in a particular field, especially one who is paid for work in this field. |
| routine |
a regular course of action. |
| Scripture |
(often lower case) a passage from the Bible. |
| showy |
bright, colorful, or splendid in appearance. |
| startle |
to cause to move suddenly. |
| symptom |
a sign of something. |
| tactic |
a technique or maneuver used for achieving a goal, especially in battle. |
| trespass |
an act of entering the property of another without permission, which is against the law. |
| vote |
a formal expression of a choice in an election or other group decision. |