| accent |
a way of speaking a language that is typical of people from a particular area. |
| ail |
to trouble or cause pain to. |
| 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. |
| dampen |
to make moist or slightly wet. |
| horrify |
to cause feelings of fear and repulsion in; frighten; shock. |
| international |
having to do with two or more countries or with what happens between two or more countries. |
| peddle |
to offer for sale on the street or from door to door. |
| primary |
main; chief. |
| sharpen |
to make thinner or finer, as a cutting edge or point. |
| shimmer |
to shine with a soft, flickering light. |
| spade1 |
a tool shaped like a shovel and used for digging. A spade has a long handle and a flat blade that can be pushed into the ground with a foot. |
| straggle |
to stray from or drop behind a group. |
| tumble |
to roll end over end while falling or while in flight. |
| unity |
the condition of being united or of acting as one. |
| weave |
to make by passing threads or strips over and under each other. |