| anchor |
a heavy object that is dropped from a boat or ship by a cable to keep the vessel from moving. |
| borrow |
to take with the promise to return or replace. |
| competitor |
a person, group, or thing engaged in a contest. |
| deceit |
the act of lying or cheating. |
| dignity |
one's sense of worth; pride or self-respect as shown in one's appearance or behavior. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. |
| effort |
the action of physical or mental energy. |
| medicine |
a drug or other substance used to treat a disease, injury, pain, or other symptoms. |
| plump |
full and round in shape; chubby. |
| relic |
something that has survived from the past, such as an object or a custom. |
| scheme |
a plan or plot. |
| scratch |
to scrape or damage with something sharp. |
| torture |
the intentional causing of great physical or emotional pain to a person or animal. |
| whisk |
to brush off or carry off with, or as though with, a quick, light sweep of the hand or a brush. |
| wring |
to twist and squeeze tightly. |