| balance |
a state in which opposite forces are equal. |
| 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. |
| deposit |
money that has been put in a bank, or anything that has been put somewhere and allowed to remain. |
| diagnose |
to determine the identity of (a disease) by examination. |
| draft |
a rough piece of writing that needs more work; sketch. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. |
| formula |
a rule or way of doing something expressed in a standard way using words or symbols. |
| generation |
the entire group of people who were born around the same time. |
| infect |
to spread germs or disease to. |
| negotiation |
(often plural) discussions meant to help people agree on something. |
| ordinary |
usual or normal. |
| rectangle |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other. |
| roughly |
approximately; about. |
| slant |
to be at a leaning or tilting angle. |
| superior |
having a higher position, degree, or rank. |