| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| adviser |
a person who gives advice. |
| assign |
to set apart or give out for a particular use. |
| banquet |
a fancy, formal dinner. |
| boost |
to raise to a higher position by pushing from below. |
| conference |
a meeting to discuss a particular matter. |
| disappointed |
unhappy because what one hoped for did not happen or because something is not as good as one expected. |
| electrician |
one whose job is to install or repair electrical equipment. |
| flexible |
easily bent without breaking. |
| minor |
less important or serious than others of the same kind. |
| phantom |
a ghost or something else that seems real, but is not real. |
| population |
the people who live in an area, considered as a group. |
| progress |
forward movement toward an end. |
| rectangle |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other. |
| wedge |
a piece of wood or metal shaped like a triangle with a thin edge. A wedge is driven or forced between objects to split, lift, or make them stronger. |