| curator |
one who oversees the activities and tends the collections of a museum, library, or the like. |
| delegate |
a person who is chosen to speak or act for others. |
| diminish |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance. |
| discard |
to throw out or away; cast off. |
| fanciful |
exhibiting use of the imagination; whimsical or imaginative. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| levee |
an embankment built to keep river water from flooding the land. |
| lubricate |
to coat or supply with grease, oil, or another slippery substance. |
| missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
| monitor |
to observe in order to check on. |
| obstruction |
something that blocks the way or prevents progress. |
| pun |
a humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning. |
| sustain |
to provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| versatile |
able to do many different things well. |
| vocation |
a job or career; occupation. |