| agency |
a company or organization that does business in support of other companies or people. An agency helps people do things that are difficult or complicated to do just by themselves. |
| captive |
held as prisoner. |
| control |
to use power to manage or command. |
| crook |
something bent, curved, or hooked. |
| elderly |
old or aging. |
| heir |
a person who receives or has the right to receive another person's property or title after that person's death. |
| imaginative |
having or showing an ability to conceive of things that do not exist; creative. |
| machinery |
machines in general. |
| mingle |
to come together or join with other people. |
| overflow |
to swell or spill over the top edge of something. |
| slouch |
to sit, stand, or move with a bent, careless posture. |
| unfortunate |
having bad luck; unlucky. |
| unite |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| vow |
to promise or pledge in a serious way. |
| weaken |
to make weak or weaker; to cause (something) to be less strong. |