numb a. without the power of sensation, motion, or feeling; insensible; unresponsive |
observant a. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception a. obeying religious rules or customs |
obstacle n. one that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress |
occasion n. a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened n. opportunity to do something |
occupant n. tenant; a person who lives or works in a room or building |
occur v. take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind |
opponent n. contestant; someone who offers opposition; adverse or opposing |
opportunity n. chance or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do |
orchestra n. a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together; big band |
organization n. a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose |
owner n. someone who owns a business or something |
oyster n. a large flat sea creature having a rough irregular shell |
partial a. incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others |
participant n. people who take part in a particular activity |
partridge n. a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport |
passport n. legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country to travel abroad |
pierce v. penetrate; make a hole into |
pioneer n. originator; a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area |
pleasant a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings a. having pleasing manners or behavior |
poison n. a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it |
politician n. a member of a government or law-making organization |
politics n. profession devoted to governing n. study of the ways in which a country is governed |
pollute v. make an area or substance, usually air or water, dirty or harmful to people |
postpone v. hold back to a later time; delay; defer |
powder n. a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles n. a soft, dry substance that is spread over the face to stop the skin from looking shiny |
practical a. based on experience rather than ideas or imagination; useful |
precook v. cook food beforehand to shortened the cooking or heating time when eating it |
prejudice n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question |
premature a. too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness |
prepaid a. paid for earlier; paid already |
preparation n. cognitive process of thinking about what to do in case something happening n. plans or arrangements to prepare for something |
prepare v. expect that something will happen and to be ready for it |
preschool n. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school |
prisoner n. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment |
purse n. a small container for money, usually used by a woman |
python n. a very large snake that kills animals for food |
quarrel v. have a heated argument or disagreement |
quarter n. one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion |
quarterback n. a player positioned behind the center who directs a team's offensive play |
raccoon n. a small North American animal with black marks on face and a long tail with black rings |
radiation n. very small particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death |
raspberry n. a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows n. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
rattlesnake n. a poisonous snake, when annoyed, produces a loud noise by shaking tail |
realize v. understand a situation, sometimes suddenly v. achieve something you were hoping for |
reasonable a. showing sound judgment; capable of reasoning; being within bounds of common sense |
receive v. get or be given something; accept as true or valid |
receiver n. a piece of equipment that changes signals, as of radio or phone into sounds n. one who receive anything, like a football player who catches a forward pass |
refrigerator n. machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures |
rejection n. act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something |
repair v. put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly |