| background |
all of a person's experience, education, and origins. |
| difficult |
hard to do or understand. |
| headline |
the title to a newspaper article that tells what the article is about. The headline for the most important news is in the largest type on the front page of the paper. |
| heavenly |
having to do with heaven as in religion or the space above the earth. |
| insult |
to speak to or treat without respect or in a way that hurts feelings. |
| investigator |
a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question. |
| medal |
a flat, small piece of metal that has a design or words stamped on it, used as an honor or reward. |
| metropolis |
a large city. |
| poet |
a person who writes poetry. |
| prophecy |
a prediction or warning of future events. |
| pulley |
a simple machine that makes lifting something easier. A pulley has a wheel or set of wheels with grooves that a rope or chain can be pulled over. |
| recent |
having to do with or happening in the very near past. |
| remark |
a comment or short statement. |
| ripple |
to move or flow in small waves. |
| sue |
to start a lawsuit against in a court of law; prosecute. |