huddle
v. crouch or curl up ; mass; heap; crowd or draw together |
humble
a. low or inferior in station or quality; modest |
ignite
v. kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to |
ignorance
n. lack of knowledge or education |
immigrant
n. one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native |
immune
a. resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to |
immunity
n. protection; exemption from normal legal duties |
impecunious
a. without money; poor; penniless |
impede
v. hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit |
imperturbable
a. unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted |
implore
v. beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal |
impose
v. demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way |
impressive
a. making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect |
incongruous
a. not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility |
indomitable
a. unconquerable; incapable of being overcome |
industrious
a. diligent; hard-working; busy and laborious |
inept
a. lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish |
infection
n. moral corruption or contamination; invasion of body which can lead to tissue damage and disease |
infirmity
n. weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age |
inflate
v. expand; fill with air or gas; increase the amount or availability of |
inhabit
v. live in; occupy; reside in |
inhibit
v. restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back |
install
v. set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use |
interpret
v. explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher |
invaluable
a. valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless |
jagged
a. unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality |
jeopardy
n. exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury |
jolt
n. sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment |
jostle
v. come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing |
justify
v. adjust the spaces between words; show to be reasonable; explain, clear away |
lament
v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply |
lance
n. weapon, consisting of long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with small flag |
landslide
n. slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory |
lash
n. any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid |
latitude
n. freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator |
lecture
n. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public |
leisurely
a. unhurried; slow; taking abundant time |
leniency
n. mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case |
linger
v. be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay |
lofty
a. high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
logic
n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning |
longitude
n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles |
loom
v. appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form |
loot
n. act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city |
lull
n. moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest |
luminous
a. shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light |
manufacture
v. make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials |
marine
a. of, found in, or produced by the sea; naval |
marvel
n. wonder; strong surprise; astonishment |
massive
a. enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter |
mature
v. develop and reach maturity; grow old or older |
mere
a. being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight |
misery
n. great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind |
mishap
n. unfortunate accident; bad luck |
mistrust
n. lack of trust or confidence |
modify
v. alter; make partial or minor changes to |
moisture
n. wetness caused by water |
monarch
n. king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress |
monotonous
a. boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
moor
n. dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained |
morsel
n. a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment |
myth
n. legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history |