| employer |
a person or business that pays others to work. |
| flexible |
easily bent without breaking. |
| increase |
an addition in size or amount. |
| insist |
to be firm about something; refuse to give up. |
| invent |
to think of, come up with, or create something new. |
| lonesome |
sad because of being alone. |
| maximum |
being or having the largest amount or number possible. |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. |
| require |
to need. |
| respectable |
displaying good breeding, manners, or character. |
| restless |
not able to relax, sit still, or stay quiet. |
| rumor |
a piece of information or a story passed from one person to another without any proof that it is true. |
| shimmer |
to shine with a soft, flickering light. |
| siphon |
a tube or pipe used to suck a liquid over the top of its container and into a lower one by means of air pressure. |
| timber |
trees that are used as wood to build houses and buildings. |