| absent |
not present; away from where one usually is. |
| budget |
a plan for how much money will be spent and earned during a certain period. |
| comfortable |
feeling at ease. |
| describe |
to tell or write about; create a picture of in words. |
| examination |
a test of skill used to see how much a person knows or can do. |
| heave |
to push up or out with great effort. |
| hedge |
a solid row of bushes, used as a kind of fence. |
| invention |
the act or process of coming up with or creating something new. |
| pantry |
a small room near a kitchen, for keeping food, dishes, and other supplies. |
| pastime |
an activity that makes the time pass in a pleasant way. |
| pillar |
a tall column shaped like a cylinder that is used to support a structure or to serve as a decoration or monument. |
| puny |
very small or weak; feeble. |
| request |
the act of asking for something. |
| ripe |
fully grown and ready for harvest or eating. |
| thaw |
to go from being a frozen solid to being a soft solid or a liquid. |