| beast |
any animal other than a human, especially a mammal with four legs. |
| budget |
a plan for how much money will be spent and earned during a certain period. |
| conform |
to act in a way that agrees with a rule or standard. |
| dissect |
to cut open or apart in order to examine. |
| ensure |
to make certain; cause to be a certainty. |
| essential |
necessary, needed. |
| expand |
to make larger or wider. |
| hibernate |
to sleep through the winter in a den or burrow to save energy. Bears, snakes, and certain other animals hibernate. |
| immigration |
the act of coming to live permanently in a new country. |
| nuclear |
of, or having to do with, or being the nucleus of an atom or a cell. |
| predicament |
a difficult or dangerous situation with a solution that may be hard to find. |
| rust |
an orange or reddish brown coating that forms on metal that has been exposed to air and water. |
| stencil |
a sheet of some material out of which letters or a pattern has been cut. Paint or ink can pass through stencils to form a design on the surface underneath. |
| totem |
a living thing, such as an animal or plant, that is taken as the symbol of a family or clan. |
| trample |
to step on in a heavy or noisy way; to crush with the feet; stamp (usually followed by "on", "upon," or "over"). |