Stimulus:something that causes a reaction in a living thing.

eg:light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open testmony:evidence;the statement made by a person who testify in a law court eg:the jury listened to her testimony worsen:v. to grow worse eg:the situation has worsened. senate:n. a lawmaking body,especially the upperhouse of the parliament in some c ountries inflation:n. a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an e conomy over a period of time. Streak:n./v. 1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surr oundings. eg:there was a streak of blood on her cheek. 2. An inherent, often contrasting quality: eg:"There was a streak of wildness in him" motgage:n./v. n. a legal agreement by which a sum of money is lent for buying buildings,lands etc. v. to offer (buildings etc)as security for a loan derail: the wheels of the rail cars came off the rails. fragile: adj. easily broken eg:a fragile glass vase wreak havoc: to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something. eg:Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans. stride :v. strode stroden to walk with long steps,especially in a hasty or vigourous way. wrangle:n. an angry argument eg:The stock market has generally taken the debt ceiling wrangling in its stride . tepid:adj. slightly or only just warm;lukewarm eg:tepid water