| agency |
a company or organization that does business in support of other companies or people. An agency helps people do things that are difficult or complicated to do just by themselves. |
| although |
in spite of the fact that; even though. |
| birth |
the act or fact of being born. |
| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. |
| civic |
of or having to do with citizens or citizenship. |
| conscious |
awake; able to feel, think, hear, and see. |
| content1 |
(usually plural) whatever is held or contained in something. |
| darken |
to make more shadowy or less light. |
| essential |
necessary, needed. |
| ogre |
an ugly giant or monster in folk tales and children's stories. Ogres are said to eat people. |
| polish |
to give a shiny surface to. |
| republic |
a nation in which those who make the laws and run the government are elected by the people. |
| romp |
to move about or play in a lively manner. |
| toward |
moving or facing in the direction of. |
| trespass |
an act of entering the property of another without permission, which is against the law. |