| brace |
to support, hold steady, or prop up. |
| carrier |
a person who brings or bears something. |
| deputy |
a person appointed to assist and sometimes act in the place of someone else. |
| digest |
to break down into materials that can be absorbed and used by the body. |
| entertainment |
something that amuses or interests. |
| horizontal |
parallel to the surface of the earth or to the horizon. |
| mechanical |
made of or having to do with machines. |
| middle-class |
of or pertaining to the segment of people in a society who are neither of high rank or low rank with respect to wealth or social status. |
| museum |
a building where collections of objects that are important to history, art, or science are kept and shown to the public. |
| pest |
someone or something that annoys or bothers; nuisance. |
| practically |
almost; nearly. |
| respectable |
displaying good breeding, manners, or character. |
| restate |
to say or write again or in a different way. |
| rut |
a hollow track worn into the ground. |
| thud |
a dull, muffled sound of one thing hitting another. |