| agency |
a company or organization that does business in support of other companies or people. An agency helps people do things that are difficult or complicated to do just by themselves. |
| assure |
to say to with force or conviction. |
| commission |
the act of performing or carrying out (something); the act of committing. |
| disease |
a condition that causes harm to the health of a person, animal, or plant; illness; sickness. |
| echo |
the repeating of a sound caused by the bouncing of sound waves from a surface. |
| electrocute |
to kill by electricity. |
| enchant |
to put under a magic spell; bewitch. |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to. |
| funeral |
a ceremony for a dead person. |
| location |
place or position. |
| presence |
the state or condition of being in a place at a certain time. |
| purpose |
a reason or plan that guides an action; design or goal. |
| semester |
one half of a school or college year. |
| thatch |
straw, palm leaves, or other dried plant material used as a roof covering. |
| vampire |
a creature in folk tales that is said to have died but come back to life. Vampires suck blood from people in order to stay among the living. |