| Term | Definition |
| instinctively | automatically, without thinking |
| stern | serious |
| contractor | someone hired to do a job |
| materials | things needed to get the job done |
| serious | focused and on task |
| crater | deep hole |
| sluggish | to move slowly |
| container | something that surrounds a liquid or solid |
| corduroy | a type of fabric with ridges |
| bleach | a whitening cleaning product |
| nervous | anxious |
| reflection | an opposite exact image |
| incoming | arriving |
| officially | certifiably |
| corridor | a hallway |
| console | to comfort someone |
| apologetically | in an apologizing manner |
| depression | a state of sadness |
| petite | very small |
| reread | to read again |