GLOSSARY

ache (AKE) —

to hurt in a way that is constant but not severe

anxious (ANGK-shuhss) —

worried

embarrassed (em-BARE-uhsst) —

made someone feel ashamed and uncomfortable

focused (FOH-kuhsst) —

concentrated

fumbled (FUHM-buhld) —

in sports: lost control of the ball after you have touched it

impressed (im-PRESST) —

made people think highly of you

professional (pruh-FESH-uh-nuhl) —

in sports: making money for doing something others do for fun

reaction (ree-AK-shuhn) —

an action in response to something

reluctantly (ri-LUHK-tuhnt-lee) —

done with hesitation

reputation (REP-yuh-TAY-shuhn) —

your character as judged by other people

scrimmage (SKRIM-ij) —

an informal game, often done for practice

surgery (SUR-jur-ee) —

medical treatment that involves repairing, removing, or replacing injured or diseased parts of the body

tumor (TOO-mur) —

an abnormal mass of cells in the body