| artist |
a person who has skill in painting, drawing, music, or other similar activities. |
| banish |
to cast out of a country by official action. |
| column |
a vertical list or row. |
| comment |
a written or spoken statement of opinion. |
| desperate |
not caring about danger because of great need. |
| fidget |
to move in a nervous or restless way. |
| lens |
a piece of clear material such as glass that bends light rays passing through it. The surface of a lens is curved to bend light rays toward or away from a central point. |
| peasant |
a member of the class of farm workers and small farmers in Europe and Asia. |
| pulley |
a simple machine that makes lifting something easier. A pulley has a wheel or set of wheels with grooves that a rope or chain can be pulled over. |
| secure |
to make a place safe from unwanted entrance or attack. |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| solo |
a performance by one person. |
| soothe |
to make less angry, pained, or distressed; calm or comfort. |
| splurge |
to spend money ostentatiously. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |