| antidote |
a substance that stops poison from working or cures a disease. |
| 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. |
| definition |
the statement of the meaning of a word or phrase. |
| disappointed |
unhappy because what one hoped for did not happen or because something is not as good as one expected. |
| envy |
a feeling of wanting what someone else has. |
| fluid |
a liquid or gas. A fluid flows easily and takes the shape of the container that holds it. Water and air are fluids. |
| foundation |
the basis of something such as an action, substance, structure, or opinion. |
| frustrate |
to prevent from happening or being done. |
| ghost |
the spirit of a person who has died, especially one that is believed to haunt a place or living people. |
| issue |
to make, give out, or publish. |
| predict |
to tell in advance that something will happen. |
| readily |
promptly or easily. |
| reluctant |
not willing or enthusiastic. |
| squelch |
to intimidate or silence, as with a crushing reply. |
| trustworthy |
worthy or deserving of trust and confidence; steadily dependable; reliable. |