| achievement |
something achieved through hard work, courage, or skill. |
| anxiety |
a feeling of being worried, nervous, or afraid that something will happen. |
| 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. |
| creep |
to move with the body close to the ground; crawl. |
| destroy |
to ruin completely. |
| glossary |
a list of unusual or difficult words and their meanings connected with a particular subject or particular piece of writing. A glossary is often placed at the end of a book. |
| laughter |
the act or sound of laughing. |
| lore1 |
that which is known or believed about a subject, especially that transmitted by tradition, oral means, or obscure writings. |
| merchandise |
goods for buying and selling. |
| personal |
relating to or belonging to a particular person, and often not for other people to share or see. |
| reduce |
to make less in amount or size. |
| spirit |
a force that is thought to be a part of human beings; soul. |
| talon |
a claw of a bird or animal. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |
| tick1 |
the repeated clicking sound of a watch or clock. |