| concussion |
a violent shaking or heavy blow; shock. |
| curiosity |
the desire to learn or know. |
| curtsy |
a gesture of the body that shows respect made by bending the knees and lowering the body slightly. A curtsy is usually made by women and girls. |
| everlasting |
going on forever; never ending. |
| fantasy |
imagination or something imagined. |
| fatal |
causing or able to cause death. |
| hardy |
able to stand hardship; tough; brave. |
| homesick |
longing for one's home. |
| inherit |
to receive from a person who has died; be heir to. |
| lighten1 |
to become brighter or less dark in color. |
| prey |
an animal that is hunted or caught for food, usually by another animal. Certain plants catch prey as well. |
| redden |
to blush. |
| remedy |
something used to take away pain or heal a disease. |
| rhythm |
movement marked by the regular repetition of sounds. |
| veto |
the power of a government official or group to keep something from taking effect. |