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 |
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