| approach |
the act of coming near. |
| assure |
to say to with force or conviction. |
| democratic |
relating to or demonstrating the belief that all people should be treated equally. |
| errand |
a quick trip taken for a particular purpose. |
| heavenly |
having to do with heaven as in religion or the space above the earth. |
| hermit |
a person who lives alone and away from others. Often a person becomes a hermit in order to lead a religious life. |
| inflation |
an increase in the average price level. |
| ledge |
a narrow part like a shelf that comes out of a wall. |
| parallel |
lying or moving in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other. |
| relax |
to make looser or less stiff. |
| sentence |
to declare the punishment for a person's crime. |
| theft |
an act of stealing. |
| verse |
poetry or a poem. |
| wring |
to twist and squeeze tightly. |
| yield |
to give forth or produce. |