| axis |
a real or imaginary line through the center of an object, around which the object turns. |
| desperately |
with a sense of extreme urgency, need, or despair. |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, whose job is to find information that will solve crimes. |
| eavesdrop |
to listen to other people talk without letting them know. |
| grammatical |
of or having to do with the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. |
| identify |
to figure out or show who someone is or what something is. |
| intelligent |
having a great ability to reason and understand. |
| ornament |
something that is added to make something more beautiful to look at; decoration. |
| sift |
to spread or sprinkle using a sieve or as though using a sieve. |
| speck |
a small mark or spot. |
| state |
the condition of a person or thing. |
| stride |
to walk with long, even steps. |
| supply |
to provide. |
| unravel |
to undo; reduce from cloth to threads; cause to come apart. |
| violence |
the causing of pain or harm, usually intentionally but sometimes because of loss of mental control. |