| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. |
| bluster |
to blow in a strong and noisy way. |
| common |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group. |
| designer |
a person who makes or draws plans for creating something, especially physical objects or structures. |
| efficient |
operating or working in a way that gets results, with little wasted effort. |
| flatten |
to squash or compress. |
| glossary |
a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings connected with a particular subject or particular piece of writing. A glossary is often placed at the end of a book. |
| grant |
that which is given, often by a ruler, a government, or other institution, for a purpose considered to be of high value. |
| groove |
a long narrow cut or dent in a surface. |
| handful |
the amount that can be held in a single hand. |
| inflation |
an increase in the average price level. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. |
| snort |
to push air through the nose in a noisy, rough, and forceful way. |
| taxpayer |
one who pays or owes taxes. |
| worth |
good or important enough for. |