| century |
a unit of time equal to one hundred years. |
| commercial |
having to do with trade or business. |
| digital |
showing information by a row of numerical digits rather than by numbers on a dial. |
| eavesdrop |
to listen to other people talk without letting them know. |
| flatter |
to give too much or false praise; try to please by praising. |
| greed |
a great desire for more wealth and possessions than one needs or deserves. |
| intersect |
to cut across or pass through; cross. |
| museum |
a building where collections of objects that are important to history, art, or science are kept and shown to the public. |
| permanent |
lasting or meant to last for a very long time; everlasting. |
| respond |
to answer or give a reply, in words or otherwise. |
| rouse |
to waken from sleep or a state similar to sleep. |
| rumor |
a piece of information or a story passed from one person to another without any proof that it is true. |
| single |
only one. |
| tragic |
causing death, destruction, or disaster. |
| upstairs |
on or toward an upper floor; up the stairs. |