| consumer |
someone who buys goods or services. |
| 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. |
| devour |
to eat or swallow in a greedy way. |
| dial |
a disk that has numbers and a moving pointer that shows time, weight, speed, or some other measure. |
| frequent |
happening often or repeated often. |
| historical |
based upon history. |
| imitate |
to copy the actions of; try to be like. |
| metropolis |
a large city. |
| patio |
a paved area next to a house that is used for dining or relaxing outdoors. |
| permission |
agreement from an authority that one may do something. |
| possess |
to own or have. |
| prejudice |
an opinion that is formed without knowing or considering all the facts. |
| rapid |
happening in a short or brief time. |
| 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. |
| wizard |
a person who is believed to have magic powers. |