| ambitious |
having or showing a strong desire to succeed. |
| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something will happen. |
| arise |
to appear; come into being. |
| bewitch |
to enchant or cast a spell over with magic or as if with magic. |
| chord2 |
three or more musical notes played at the same time. |
| clash |
to strike together with force, making a loud noise. |
| 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. |
| design |
a plan or outline showing how something is to be built or carried out, or the way that something is put together or appears in the end because of the way it was planned. |
| dozen |
a group of twelve. |
| employee |
someone who works for a person or business in return for pay. |
| gene |
a tiny section of a chromosome. A gene causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. |
| manure |
the waste matter of animals, such as cows and horses, used to fertilize the soil and help plants grow. |
| proof |
any material that proves something is true or real. |
| suburban |
of or having to do with communities that are near a city and where people who work in the city often live. |
| update |
to provide (someone) with new or current information. |