| applause |
the clapping of hands in approval. |
| athletic |
having to do with sports and other physical activities. |
| celebrate |
to make special or honor with gifts, parties, or activities. |
| conscious |
awake; able to feel, think, hear, and see. |
| differ |
to be not the same as; be unlike. |
| elastic |
able to stretch easily without breaking and then return to original form. |
| establish |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before. |
| fleet1 |
a group of navy ships under one command. |
| grace |
beauty or charm in form, style, or motion. |
| improve |
to make better. |
| master |
to become skilled in or expert at. |
| original |
first; earliest. |
| thoroughly |
completely; throughout. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| wield |
to handle and use (a weapon, tool, or the like), especially with power or control. |