5th Grade Words for Memphis, TN, USA

n. manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters

a. go away or leave ; missing; not present

v. travel with; be associated with

a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with

a. disposed to take action or effectuate change

n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

n. glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

n. a word which describes a noun

v. break from a meeting or gathering

n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter

n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses

n. a public promotion of some product or service

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

a. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

n. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)

n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

a. feeling fear or anxiety; frightened

n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character

ad. further forward in space; in the line of one's forward motion

v. admit an activity as legal or acceptable

a. deductible according to the tax laws

a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

n. the highest adult male singing voice

n. a pupil or graduate of a school or college (plural: alumni)

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

a. completely enveloping

n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

n. aspiration

a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings

n. wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor

a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.

a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place

a. occurring once every year; payable once every year

n. an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep

n. graceful deerlike ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward

n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

n. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts

n. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

a. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior

n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

n. text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers

ad. from appearances alone

n. candidate

n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner

n. access; method

v. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near

n. the month following March and preceding May

n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

n. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

v. reach a destination

n. essay, a piece of writing

a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt

n. helper; person who assists or helps someone else

v. connect or join together; combine

n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people

n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

n. air, the mixture of gases around the earth

n. essential quality; reputation; honor

n. public sale of property to the highest bidder

a. heard or perceptible by the ear

n. sound, or sound signal

v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report

v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance

n. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit

n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

n. the month following July and preceding September

n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy

n. biography or story written by oneself

n. a person's own signature

n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees

n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street

a. knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

a. difficult to handle or manage

n. self-evident truth requiring no proof

n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases

n. the second lowest brass wind instrument

n. the lowest part of the musical range

v. be suspended over or hang over

n. the first part or section of something

n. a light greyish brown color

n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

n. science that studies living organisms

n. snowstorm; storm

n. the lowest point or par

n. something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

n. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

n. an article that is fragile and easily broken

n. a meal eaten in the morning, the first of the day

v. respire; inhale and exhale air

a. full of light; shining or bright; sharp and clear in tone

v. injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists

n. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

n. an occupation, profession, or trade

n. any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus

n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

n. coarse cloth with a bright print

n. a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the 3rd largest state

n. second largest country in world, covering half of North America

a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs

n. slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse

n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state

n. the person in command of a ship

n. one who makes maps or charts

n. design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation

a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

n. group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute

n. church; temple

v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting

a. of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years

n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course

n. division of a book

n. a leader or ruler of a people

n. high quality porcelain originally made only in China

n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

n. a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA

n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time

a. fully detailed and specific about particulars

n. a steep high face of rock

n. an event that involves rising to a higher point

n. healthcare facility for outpatient care

n. group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely

n. the part of the land near the sea

v. breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no support

v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker

v. come into conflict or opposition; conflict

n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

n. a commissioned military officer

n. region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees

n. a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

n. a tall solid upright stone post

n. an object that goes around the sun

a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous

n. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

a. money making, involved in work that is intended for the mass market

n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

n. special group delegated to consider some matter

n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement

a. closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

n. a person you spend a lot of time with, often because of friends or travelling together; partner

n. fellowship; association

n. considering something similar or of equal quality to something else

v. make amends for; reimburse

n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize

n. expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism

ad. with everything necessary

a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

a. made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded

a. composed of two or more parts

a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible

a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

n. complete attention; intense mental effort

n. something formed in the mind; thought or notion

n. something that is allowed or given up, often to end a disagreement; act of yielding

n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league

n. a state in the northeastern US, a New England state

n. relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another

n. success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome

n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles

ad. therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently

a. worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree

n. a speech sound that is not a vowel

a. invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent

n. any object that can be used to hold things

n. a person who participates in competitions

v. exist over a prolonged period of time

v. exercise authoritative control or power over

n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

v. find or declare guilty

v. bring order and organization to; harmonize

a. accompanying

n. large American feline resembling a lion

n. person who lacks courage to face danger; timid

v. cause to exist; make

n. the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

a. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

n. violent rotating windstorm

n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

a. disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

n. the last (12th) month of the year

n. act of deceiving

n. announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement

n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

n. a person in a court of law who is accused of having done something wrong

n. a state in the northeastern US

n. person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy

v. hold spellbound

n. the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods

n. the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases

n. sketch or account of anything in words

n. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function

a. worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

n. true confidential information

n. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

a. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with

a. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion

a. of or relating to dimensions

n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

v. manage or guide by advice, helpful information

n. an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success

v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

v. have or express an unfavorable opinion about something

v. throw out something from one's hand; get rid of

v. release from something that holds firmly

v. feel distaste for or hostility toward

n. the power to use something or someone

a. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

v. melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish

a. clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

a. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality

n. a person licensed to practice medicine

n. the exercise of control or influence over someone or something

n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

n. a house with two units sharing a common wall

n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile

v. shoot in two strokes under par

v. cut or eliminate

n. a result or condition produced by a cause

n. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament

n. tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

n. a part of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic

n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

n. an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere

v. confront or meet, especially unexpectedly

v. obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry

n. a division of the United Kingdom

v. take pleasure in; find or experience pleasure for

a. with no part left out; whole

n. a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place

n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions

a. be similar or bear likeness to horse; relating to horse

n. period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn

v. get free from something, or to avoid something

n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

a. necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something

v. judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate

n. common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties

n. the time at the end of the day, usually from 6 p.m. to bedtime

ad. ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end

ad. in every respect; just

a. extremely good; of great worth; eminent

n. substitute; trade in; give in return for something received

a. capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited

a. causing great interest or enthusiasm

n. an abrupt excited utterance

a. tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength

n. departure of a large number of people

v. regard something as likely to happen

a. high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money

n. practical contact with and observation of facts or events

n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

n. travel for the purpose of discovery

n. one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates

a. exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside

a. wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained

n. number, except 1, by which a large number can be divided exactly

a. known about by many people

a. excellent or extraordinary

n. style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model

n. the month following January and preceding March

n. catlike; animal of the family Felidae

n. management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund

a. monetary; relating to money matters

n. distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste

n. a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico

a. prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

n. prediction about how something will develop, as for weather

n. a structure or arrangement of something; pattern

n. fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town

v. break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

n. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

n. transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle

a. of or pertaining to France or the people of France

v. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

a. preventing realization or attainment of a desire

n. act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity

n. the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

n. plant belonging to the group Fungi

ad. in addition; moreover; still further

n. large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

v. move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds

a. of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness

n. measuring instrument; measure or judge

n. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring

a. authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true

n. branch of mathematics about the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces

n. a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

n. person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual

n. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

n. one who has completed the prescribed course of study

a. represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined

n. something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

a. highest in quality

n. a native or inhabitant of Greece

v. utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

a. easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting

n. a state in the United States in the central Pacific

n. pain you feel inside your head

n. legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

n. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

n. line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest

a. exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous

n. a health facility where patients receive treatment

n. a man, woman, or child, not an animal

n. position 100 in a countable series of things

n. a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean

v. move very fast

n. a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell

n. any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae

a. lacking education or knowledge; unaware

v. intentionally not listen or give attention to

n. a midwestern state in north-central United States

a. fair; showing lack of favoritism

a. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because don't want to wait

v. express or indicate indirectly; signify

n. the act of improving something

a. not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor

ad. by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally

n. gain from labor, business, property, or capital

v. become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality

a. unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding

ad. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.

a. unclear; vague; lacking precise limits

v. point out; direct to a knowledge of

n. economic activity like processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods

a. not producing an intended effect

a. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

a. unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen

n. a lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of opportunities

a. important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power

n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc

n. violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime

v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy

n. investigation; search for knowledge

n. a small creature such as an ant or fly

a. not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious

n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing

v. offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely

n. protection against possible future loss by paying a company money

a. exciting and holding the attention

a. inside; interior; located within the limits or surface

n. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

n. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States

a. inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign

n. formally making a person known to another or to the public

a. incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see

v. rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke

n. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

n. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

n. adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace

n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

n. the month following June and preceding August

n. the month following May and preceding July

n. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

n. creating knitted wear

n. the act or sound of laughing

v. begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off

n. a pale purple color

n. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

n. relative position in rank, class or authority

n. a building or room contain books for reading and study

n. the greatest possible degree of something

n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

v. discover the exact place or position of

n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning

n. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

a. faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty

n. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

a. important, serious, or significant.

n. a large building or series of buildings containing a variety of retail stores

a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority

n. dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence

n. a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay

v. be of importance

n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv

n. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement

n. juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon; plant that produces the fruit juicy

a. having or showing no mercy

n. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be

n. system of methods followed in a particular discipline

n. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

n. movement of persons from one country or locality to another

n. span of one thousand years; thousandth anniversary

a. the ordinal number of one million in counting order

n. a midwestern state

n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion

n. a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico

n. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri

a. of the present or recent times

n. the smallest unit without losing its own chemical nature, consisting usually of two or more atoms

n. movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move

n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value

n. a yellow-flowered plant of the cabbage family whose seeds are used to make paste

n. study of myths; collection of myths

a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation

n. guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

a. required to be done, present; needed; essential.

n. long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting

n. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

ad. with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound

n. a ribbonlike strip of pasta

a. situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north

a. worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important

n. technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction

v. make known; give notice to; inform by notice

n. printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

n. the month following October and preceding December

n. central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core

n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt

a. having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular

a. causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive

a. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force

a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated

v. stop; impede; shut out from view

a. exposed; easily discovered; plain

n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

n. a feast day and the seven days following it

n. the month following September and preceding November

n. any of several marine mollusks

a. having a position on the other or further side of something

n. garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees

n. large bird of the genus Struthio

ad. in other respects or ways

n. one of the gases which make up the air

a. of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness

n. a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

n. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

a. special or more than usual

a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice

n. science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition

n. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

n. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time

n. act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment

n. a length or portion of time

a. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

a. proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.

n. act of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor

n. dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

n. art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs

v. have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

n. traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee

n. cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling

n. someone who writes plays

a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

a. existing in great number or quantity

v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place

n. a member of a government or law-making organization

n. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

a. able to be done

a. having great power or force

v. perform or do habitually

a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable

n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question

n. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)

n. written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions

n. a visible indication made on a surface

n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end

n. the act or process of producing something

n. plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface

v. move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder

n. thing or things owned; possession

n. one of the many substances found in food, such as meat or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow

v. make available for use; supply

n. science that deals with mental processes and behavior

n. state of being public; information to attract public notice

n. four-sided plane figure;

n. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

v. increase fourfold; become four times as big

v. have a heated argument or disagreement

n. composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four

a. subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry

a. of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups

n. an apparatus for receiving waves

v. understand a situation, sometimes suddenly

a. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

n. turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density

n. machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures

v. put information, especially name, into an official list; record in writing

a. deserving regret

v. practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance

n. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes

v. rest with confidence; have confidence; depend

v. be left; continue to exist

a. worthy of notice; extraordinary

n. revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture

a. capable of being renewed or extended

n. an event that repeats

n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf

v. insist upon having; request and expect

a. of or relating to or connected with residence

a. inhaling and exhaling; breathing

n. a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

a. respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect

n. act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization

n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound

a. completely lacking of wisdom or good sense

n. competition; the act of competing as for profit or a prize

n. way for travel or transportation

a. executed or initiated by running

n. fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn

n. two or more slices of bread with a filling between them

a. soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full

n. (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus

n. dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup

n. a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices

n. (plural) edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

v. frown with displeasure

n. a thing kept from general knowledge

n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government

n. one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch

v. keep apart or divide

n. the month following August and preceding October

a. grave in manner or disposition

n. a person working in the service of another, especially in the household

n. a community of people smaller than a town

n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

v. hold back to a later time

a. making no sound; quiet

a. like or alike; of the same kind

a. only one

n. a condition or position in which you find yourself

n. a small, black and white animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence

v. regard with favor

n. the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies

a. serious and without any humour

v. become solid

n. either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

n. the act of solving a problem, question

pron. some person; somebody

n. treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices

a. situated in the south or directed toward the south

n. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce

n. a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite

n. a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance

a. of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball

v. run very rapidly; run at full speed.