| adjacent |
near or next to. |
| consume |
to eat; devour. |
| contraption |
(informal) a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| defect |
a weakness, flaw, or bad quality. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| depletion |
drastic lessening; exhaustion. |
| hormone |
a substance made by certain cells in the body. Hormones move around the body in the blood and have effects on certain organs and cells. Hormones help control body processes such as growth. |
| innovator |
one who proposes or implements new methods, ideas, products, and the like. |
| mastery |
the full grasp of a subject or skill. |
| opera |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| orient |
to find the position of with respect to the points of the compass. |
| parch |
to make very dry by heating. |
| pregnancy |
the condition in a female human or animal in which the body is developing new life and preparing to give birth. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| relish |
a great enjoyment of something. |