| apology |
a statement that one is sorry for something. |
| certainly |
without doubt or question. |
| compete |
to try to win or get something that others are also trying to get. |
| exhaust |
the smoke or gas given off by an engine. |
| flunk |
(informal) to be unsuccessful; fail, as a student in an examination or course. |
| forlorn |
desolate or unhappy, as from abandonment or weariness. |
| middle-class |
of or pertaining to the segment of people in a society who are neither of high rank or low rank with respect to wealth or social status. |
| nationwide |
throughout or over the entire country. |
| popularity |
the condition of being liked or approved of by many people. |
| protest |
an expression of being against something; objection; complaint. |
| source |
the start or cause of something. |
| submerge |
to put underwater or in some other liquid. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |
| trait |
a characteristic or quality that makes a person or animal different from others. |
| violence |
the causing of pain or harm, usually intentionally but sometimes because of loss of mental control. |