| audition |
a performance that tests the ability of an actor, musician, or dancer. |
| bid |
an offer to buy something at a certain price or to do a job for a certain price. |
| decrease |
to become less or smaller. |
| edition |
one of a series of printings of the same published work. |
| encourage |
to give hope or courage to; give confidence to. |
| gimmick |
a clever device or idea whose only purpose is to get a customer's attention. |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| joint |
done or shared by two or more people or groups acting together. |
| occasion |
an event or the time at which it happens. |
| robot |
a machine that can perform some of the same tasks as a human being. |
| scan |
to read or look over quickly. |
| sensation |
a condition of being aware of something or feeling something by means of one of the senses. |
| territory |
the land and waters that belong to a country. |
| utter1 |
to give forth with the voice. |
| wed |
to take as husband or wife in a legal ceremony; marry. |