| amazement |
wonder; great surprise. |
| childhood |
the period or state of being young and not fully grown. |
| 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. |
| cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. |
| glum |
in low spirits; sad or gloomy. |
| guarantee |
a promise, especially in writing, that something one has bought will work properly. If it does not, the seller or maker must either repair or replace it. |
| homesick |
longing for one's home. |
| jinx |
someone or something that is believed to cause bad luck. |
| kindly |
showing or having kindness. |
| mystery |
a matter that is secret or that cannot be known or explained. |
| shine |
to give off or reflect light. |
| site |
the location or proposed location of a town, city, building, or event. |
| sphere |
a round, solid figure in which every point on the surface is an equal distance from the center. |
| thud |
a dull, muffled sound of one thing hitting another. |
| tingle |
to have a light stinging or prickly feeling. |