| agent |
a person who has been given the power to do certain actions for another person. |
| annoyance |
someone or something that bothers or irritates. |
| architect |
a person who designs buildings and directs their construction. |
| awkward |
without physical skill or grace; clumsy. |
| continent |
one of the earth's seven major areas of land. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
| gutter |
a ditch along the edge of a road or a long, open container attached to the edge of a roof for carrying off water. |
| joint |
done or shared by two or more people or groups acting together. |
| lens |
a piece of clear material such as glass that bends light rays passing through it. The surface of a lens is curved to bend light rays toward or away from a central point. |
| marketplace |
an area, either outside or inside, where goods are sold. |
| remind |
to cause (someone) to recall something. |
| resemblance |
the condition of being or looking alike. |
| scarcely |
almost not; just barely. |
| therefore |
for that reason; as a result. |
| tremendous |
very large in degree or size; huge. |
| tuft |
a group or clump of long strands that are attached at one end and loose at the other. Yarn, hair, and grass are some strands that can form tufts. |