| apprentice |
someone who works for somebody else to learn that person's skill or trade. |
| chord2 |
three or more musical notes played at the same time. |
| 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. |
| deny |
to say that something is not true; refuse to agree with. |
| development |
the act of starting something, working on it, and making it complete. |
| display |
anything put out in order to be seen by others. |
| examine |
to look at closely and carefully. |
| exist |
to be real; have being. |
| fright |
strong fear caused by sudden danger. |
| performance |
a particular entertainment presented before an audience. |
| success |
a person or thing that does or goes well. |
| tame |
taken from a wild state and made obedient; domesticated. |
| thermometer |
an instrument for measuring temperature. Some thermometers are made of a closed glass tube containing mercury or alcohol that rises or falls as the temperature rises or falls. |
| timetable |
a schedule that lists the times at which certain events take place. People read timetables to find out when trains, buses, or airplanes will arrive or leave. |
| wonder |
to feel admiration, surprise, or amazement (often followed by "at"). |