| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| burial |
the act of putting a dead body underground or in the sea. |
| democrat |
a member of the Democratic Party of the United States. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| malicious |
having or reflecting a wish to harm. |
| millennium |
a unit of time equal to one thousand years. |
| pamphlet |
a thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. |
| parasite |
a plant, animal, or fungus that lives on or in another living thing, called the host. A parasite gets its food and energy from the host organism. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| relevant |
related to what is being discussed or is presently important. |
| rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of one who competes with another or of those who compete with each for dominance. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |
| taut |
tightly drawn, pulled, or stretched; not loose. |
| withdraw |
to take out or away; remove. |