| average |
a usual amount or kind; something that is not outside the ordinary. |
| descend |
to move downward or to a lower position. |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, whose job is to find information that will solve crimes. |
| differently |
in another or new way. |
| enchant |
to put under a magic spell; bewitch. |
| familiar |
known by many people; easily recognized. |
| flirt |
to play at love; act in a romantic way that is not serious. |
| grid |
parallel horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to form squares of equal size. Grids are used to locate points on a map or to make diagrams. |
| hardware |
all the physical parts of a computer. |
| horizontal |
parallel to the surface of the earth or to the horizon. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. |
| penitentiary |
a prison for people who have been found guilty of serious crimes. |
| phase |
a particular stage in a cycle of development or process of change. |
| tame |
taken from a wild state and made obedient; domesticated. |
| yield |
to give forth or produce. |