| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| correction |
the act of making something right or more accurate. |
| delirious |
confused from a fever or other cause. |
| distract |
to draw away the attention of. |
| error |
a mistake in thought or action; something that is wrong. |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. |
| gear |
any equipment, clothes, or tools used for some particular purpose. |
| glee |
a feeling of delight or joy. |
| heal |
to make whole or healthy again; cure. |
| homeless |
having no place indoors to live. |
| preference |
a person or thing that is liked better. |
| reservoir |
a place where water is collected and stored. Towns and cities often have reservoirs for their water supply. |
| shorten |
to make shorter. |
| torture |
the intentional causing of great physical or emotional pain to a person or animal. |
| virus |
a tiny organism that can reproduce only in living cells. Viruses cause disease in humans, animals, and plants. |