| agent |
a person who has been given the power to do certain actions for another person. |
| annoyance |
someone or something that bothers or irritates. |
| brief |
short in length of time. |
| demand |
to ask for forcefully; order. |
| frantic |
very excited by worry or fear; frenzied. |
| genius |
an unusual ability to think or create in ways that go far beyond what most people can do. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. |
| host1 |
a person who entertains guests. |
| lance |
a weapon with a long pole and pointed metal head. |
| longtime |
having existed or continued over a long period of time. |
| media |
the means of distributing information to large numbers of people, through newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. |
| prophecy |
a prediction or warning of future events. |
| public |
of, for, or having to do with all members of a community; not private. |
| rummage |
to make a thorough search by turning over and looking through the contents of. |
| sacred |
having to do with religion. |