| architect |
a person who designs buildings and directs their construction. |
| brutal |
cruel or savage. |
| county |
one of several sections into which a U.S. state is divided. |
| discomfort |
a condition of being uneasy or in pain. |
| fatal |
causing or able to cause death. |
| grenade |
a small bomb that is thrown by hand or shot from a rifle after its fuse is set. |
| grid |
parallel horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to form squares of equal size. Grids are used to locate points on a map or to make diagrams. |
| growth |
the process of becoming larger through natural development. |
| haste |
speed or hurry. |
| involved |
complicated because made up of many different connected parts or steps; intricate; complex. |
| 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. |
| permanent |
lasting or meant to last for a very long time; everlasting. |
| provider |
a person or organization that is a source for or supplier of a particular product or service. |
| smother |
to kill by not allowing enough air; suffocate. |
| swoop |
to sweep down suddenly from above, or as if from above in attack (often followed by "down on"). |