| accord |
agreement; harmony. |
| confer |
to give or award. |
| dimension |
size as measured in length, width, or depth. |
| engineering |
the study and practice of using scientific and mathematical knowledge to do practical things. Knowledge of engineering is needed to design and build roads, bridges, tools, and machines. |
| fathom |
to get to the bottom of or understand completely. |
| furlough |
a vacation for a person in the military. |
| indifference |
lack of interest, especially when interest is called for,expected, or hoped for. |
| infrastructure |
all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering, that allow it to function well and develop. Roads are a very important part of a country's infrastructure. Without roads, it is difficult for people to travel and to work and to move products from one place to another. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| luster |
the shine of a surface that softly reflects light; glow. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| multitude |
a large number of people, animals, or things. |
| obligation |
something that someone should or should not do because of a law or moral principle. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| retail |
having to do with the selling of goods directly to those who will use them. |