| agent |
a person who has been given the power to do certain actions for another person. |
| ancestor |
a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago. |
| comment |
a written or spoken statement of opinion. |
| confess |
to admit as true. |
| crook |
something bent, curved, or hooked. |
| cultivation |
the act of preparing and improving. |
| distinguish |
to tell apart by seeing differences (often followed by "from"). |
| irrigate |
to supply with water by artificial means from a natural source of water. |
| likelihood |
how probable it is that something will happen. |
| primary |
main; chief. |
| robot |
a machine that can perform some of the same tasks as a human being. |
| sacred |
having to do with religion. |
| sliver |
a small, thin splinter of wood or glass that has broken off. |
| thorn |
a short, stiff point on a plant stem or branch. |
| tremendous |
very large in degree or size; huge. |