emigrant |
one who leaves a country to live in another. |
full-time |
involving or working the standard number of working hours per week, typically forty hours in the U.S. |
lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
medicinal |
of, pertaining to, or having healing powers; curative. |
pulley |
a simple machine that makes lifting something easier. A pulley has a wheel or set of wheels with grooves that a rope or chain can be pulled over. |
quiver1 |
to shake with very small, quick movements. |
racism |
the opinion or belief that a particular race of people is better than another race or races. |
repair |
to put in good condition again after damage has been done; fix. |
rummage |
to make a thorough search by turning over and looking through the contents of. |
signature |
a person's written name, used to sign documents, letters, or checks. |
simmer |
to cook in a liquid that is kept near the boiling point. |
supporter |
one who agrees with an idea, person, or group and wants it to succeed. |
unison |
(used with "in") speaking all at the same time, or singing at the same time in the same pitch. |
valuable |
worth a lot of money. |
vary |
to change; to make different. |