If you’re rowdy, you’re loud and raucous. You’re disturbing the peace and somebody’s likely to ask you to quiet down.
A periscope is a tool you use to see things that would otherwise be hidden or obstructed. If you've ever been stuck in a submarine, curious about what's going on above water, then you've needed a periscope.
A prodigy is someone who is so naturally talented at something that they become a master of that particular skill as a child––you can be a musical prodigy or a math prodigy. Mozart was one, writing symphonies and playing for kings when he was only five years old.
To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one wouldsignify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea.
A corsage is a small bouquet of flowers that can be worn on your wrist or pinned to your clothes. It's traditional for your prom date to give you acorsage.
A spiel is a lengthy, often glib talk that's intended to persuade or make excuses. Infomercials feature salespeople giving a 30-minute spielabout some product.
To hustle something means to hurriedly push it along. If you overslept, you'll have to hustle out of the house to get to work on time.
If you drive into someone's fence, you’ll probably be held liable — legally responsible — for fixing it. Liable can also mean “likely,” usually with something unpleasant: "If you don't brush your teeth, they're liable to fall out."
Ventriloquists prove that even adults sometimes play with dolls. Specifically, these performers pretend to make their dolls, puppets, or dummies speak for entertainment purposes.
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