inspire
v. encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of |
instruction
n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing |
interception
n. action of stopping and catching something to prevent it from proceeding
n. catching a football by a player on the opposing team |
jewel
n. gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem |
journal
n. magazine; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred |
joyous
a. full of joy; very happy |
judge
n. a public official authorized to decide questions brought to a court
v. determine the result of a competition |
jungle
n. land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants |
junior
a. less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or in rank |
Kentucky
n. a state in east central United States |
knapsack
n. bag carried by a strap on back or shoulder |
knead
v. press something, firmly and repeatedly with the hands
v. manually manipulate body, usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes |
knowledgeable
a. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
a. alert and fully informed |
label
n. a piece of paper affixed to anything to give information |
launch
v. begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off |
ledge
n. projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water |
legend
n. explanatory list of symbols on a map
n. unverified story handed down from earlier times |
lobster
n. an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs |
lodge
n. small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper |
loyal
a. faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty |
mailbox
n. a private box for delivery of mail, public box for deposit of mail |
mane
n. long thick hair growing from the neck or around face of animal, like horse or lion
n. thick, long hair on a person's head |
margarine
n. a food used for cooking and spreading on bread, similar to butter but softer |
marvelous
a. wonderful; extraordinarily good |
meadow
n a field with grass and often wild flowers in it
n. any field on which grass is grown for hay |
megaphone
n. a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct voice |
microphone
n. device for converting sound waves and making voice louder with electrical energy |
midnight
n. 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night |
midway
ad. at half the distance; half the distance between two places |
midweek
n. the fourth day of the week; the third working day
ad. in the middle of the week |
mildew
n. a whitish area caused by a fungus, usually if the conditions are warm and wet
n. state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable |
millionaire
n. one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars |
miniature
a. used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object
n. model that represents something in a greatly reduced size |
mistletoe
n. an evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers |
misunderstand
v. interpret in the wrong way |
moist
a. slightly wet; damp or humid |
moisten
v. make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet; humidify |
monopoly
n. exclusive control or possession of something; domination |
museum
n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value |
mysterious
a. beyond ordinary understanding |
mystery
n. something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood
n. a story about a crime, usually murder, presented as a novel or movie |
naughty
a. behaving badly and not being obedient, not socially acceptable
a. mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex |
nearby
ad. not far away
a. close at hand |
necklace
n. jewelry consisting of a cord or chain, often bearing gems, worn about the neck |
nervous
a. worried and anxious |
noisy
a. full of loud and nonmusical sounds |
nonexistent
a. not having existence, completely absent |
nonprofit
a. not established to make a profit
n. an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities |
notebook
n. a small compact portable computer
n. a book with blank pages for recording notes |
nourish
v. provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
