May 8, 2008 — attendance:
Pronunciation: 'e-ten-den(t)s | Function: noun
To go to a place or event.
May 7, 2008 — foundation:
Pronunciation: 'faun-da-shen | Function: noun
A group that helps pay for special projects; a charity.
May 6, 2008 — economist:
Pronunciation: 'i-kä-ne-mist\ | Function: noun
A person who studies the science of money and the economy.
May 5, 2008 — motivated:
Pronunciation: 'mo-te-vat | Function: transitive verb
Having an inner drive or impulse to do something or act.
May 2, 2008 — incentives:
Pronunciation: 'in-sen-tiv | Function: noun
Money or prizes that make a person take action or work harder.
May 1, 2008 — poverty:
Pronunciation: 'pov-er-tee | Function: noun
the state of not having enough money to pay for basic needs
April 30, 2008 — tsunami:
Pronunciation: 'tsoo-nah-mee | Function: noun
a huge ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake
April 29, 2008 — spike:
Pronunciation: 'spahyk | Function: noun
sharp increase
April 28, 2008 — pledged:
Pronunciation: 'plej | Function: noun
promised
April 25, 2008 — urgent:
Pronunciation: 'ur-juhnt | Function: adjective
critical, requiring immediate action
April 24, 2008 — crevices:
Pronunciation: 'krev'is | Function: noun
narrow cracks or openings
April 23, 2008 — extinct:
Pronunciation: 'ik-stingkt | Function: adjective
no longer in existence
April 22, 2008 — bittersweet:
Pronunciation: 'bit-er-sweet | Function: adjective
both happy and sad
April 21, 2008 — biologists:
Pronunciation: 'bahy-ol-uh-jist | Function: noun
scientists who study animal and plant life
April 18, 2008 — snout:
Pronunciation: 'snout | Function: noun
a long, projecting nose
April 17, 2008 — trauma:
Pronunciation: 'trou-muh | Function: noun
a body wound produced by sudden injury
April 16, 2008 — artifacts:
Pronunciation: 'är'te-fakt | Function: noun
objects, such as tools or weapons, produced by humans throughout history
April 15, 2008 — excavated:
Pronunciation: 'eks-kuh-veyt | Function: verb
dug out and removed
April 14, 2008 — massive:
Pronunciation: 'mas-iv | Function: adjective
extremely big or heavy
April 11, 2008 — origin:
Pronunciation: 'awr-i-jin | Function: noun
the point at which a thing comes into existence
April 10, 2008 — project:
Pronunciation: 'proj-ekt | Function: noun
to send something (in this case, words) out strongly, with added emphasis
April 9, 2008 — interpret:
Pronunciation: 'in-tur-prit | Function: verb
to act or perform something (a song, a monologue or a poem), expressing your own ideas about the work
April 8, 2008 — slam:
Pronunciation: 'slam | Function: noun
gatherings where people recite their own poetic works, then are rated by the audience or by judges
April 7, 2008 — recitation:
Pronunciation: 'res-i-tey-shuhn | Function: noun
the act of repeating something, usually memorized, out loud in front of others
April 4, 2008 — finale:
Pronunciation: 'fi-nal-ee | Function: noun
the concluding part of a process or work of art
April 3, 2008 — vulnerable:
Pronunciation: 'vuhl-ner-uh-buhl | Function: adjective
capable of being hurt or damaged
April 2, 2008 — mite:
Pronunciation: 'mahyt | Function: noun
tiny, eight-legged animals related to spiders that often infest animals and plants
April 1, 2008 — predator:
Pronunciation: 'pred-uh-ter | Function: noun
a living thing that kills and eats others
March 31, 2008 — fungus:
Pronunciation: 'fuhng-guhs | Function: noun
a type of organism that absorbs its food from living or dead matter
March 28, 2008 — collapse:
Pronunciation: 'kuh-laps | Function: verb
a drop or decline
March 27, 2008 — distress:
Pronunciation: 'di-stres | Function: noun
mental suffering, such as anxiety or grief
March 26, 2008 — disoriented:
Pronunciation: 'dis-awr-ee-en-tid | Function: adjective
confused
March 25, 2008 — sandbar:
Pronunciation: 'sand'bär | Function: noun
a ridge of sand formed by tides or currents
March 24, 2008 — stranded:
Pronunciation: 'stran-did | Function: adjective
trapped, stuck
March 21, 2008 — snout:
Pronunciation: 'snout | Function: noun
a long nose
March 20, 2008 — surge:
Pronunciation: 'surj | Function: noun
a rise or an increase
March 19, 2008 — stoke:
Pronunciation: 'stohk | Function: verb
to add fuel to a fire; to strengthen
March 18, 2008 — regime:
Pronunciation: 'ruh-zheem | Function: noun
a system of government
March 17, 2008 — dictator:
Pronunciation: 'dik-tey-ter | Function: noun
a leader who rules by force
March 14, 2008 — milestone:
Pronunciation: 'mahyl-stohn | Function: noun
a significant event
March 13, 2008 — utilizes:
Pronunciation: 'yoot'l-iz | Function: transitive verb
uses, employs
March 12, 2008 — optimal:
Pronunciation: 'op-tuh-muhl | Function: adjective
ideal, best
March 11, 2008 — entirely:
Pronunciation: 'en-tahyuhr-lee | Function: adverb
completely, in full
March 10, 2008 — artificial:
Pronunciation: 'ahr-tuh-fish-uhl | Function: adjective
made by human beings; unnatural
March 7, 2008 — renewable:
Pronunciation: 'ri-noo'e-bel | Function: adjective
able to be used again
March 6, 2008 — precise:
Pronunciation: 'pri-sahys | Function: adjective
exact
March 5, 2008 — simulated:
Pronunciation: 'sim-yuh-leyt-ed | Function: verb
pretend; artificial
March 4, 2008 — physical therapy:
Pronunciation: 'fiz-i-kuhl-ther-uh-pee | Function: noun
treatment for disease, injury, or pain by physical means
March 3, 2008 — console:
Pronunciation: 'kuhn-sohl | Function: noun
a unit for controlling an electronic device
February 29, 2008 — rehabilitation:
Pronunciation: 'ree-huh-bil-i-teyt-ion | Function: noun
recovery
February 28, 2008 — dreaded:
Pronunciation: 'dred-d | Function: adjective
feared
February 27, 2008 — distinguishing:
Pronunciation: 'di-sting-gwi-shing | Function: adjective
telling apart; separating
February 26, 2008 — accurate:
Pronunciation: 'ak-yer-it | Function: adjective
free from error, correct
February 25, 2008 — ethologist:
Pronunciation: 'E-'thäl-&-j&st | Function: noun
someone who studies animal behavior
February 22, 2008 — Aggressive:
Pronunciation: 'uh-gres-iv | Function: adjective
forceful or pushy
February 21, 2008 — meteorologists:
Pronunciation: 'me'te-rol'i-jist | Function: noun
scientists who study the weather
February 20, 2008 — rotating:
Pronunciation: 'roh-tat-ing | Function: verb
turning around an axis or a center
February 19, 2008 — rapidly:
Pronunciation: 'rap-id-ly | Function: noun
very quickly
February 18, 2008 — extends:
Pronunciation: 'ik-stends | Function: verb
stretches out across a distance
February 15, 2008 — federal:
Pronunciation: 'fed-er-uhl | Function: adjective
national; of the central government of the United States
February 14, 2008 — diameter:
Pronunciation: 'dahy-am-i-ter | Function: noun
the length of a straight line through the center of an object
February 13, 2008 — subtle:
Pronunciation: 'suht-l | Function: adjective
faint, light, not obvious
February 12, 2008 — contracts:
Pronunciation: 'kon'trakt's | Function: noun
becomes smaller, shrinks
February 11, 2008 — magma:
Pronunciation: 'mag-muh | Function: noun
hot, liquid rock under a planet’s surface
February 8, 2008 — orbit:
Pronunciation: 'awr-bit | Function: noun
a planet’s path around the sun
February 7, 2008 — humble:
Pronunciation: 'huhm-buhl | Function: adjective
modest, poor
February 6, 2008 — syndicated:
Pronunciation: 'sin-di-keyt-ed | Function: verb
broadcast or published by many different media outlets at once, such as newspaper columns or radio shows
February 5, 2008 — sharecropper:
Pronunciation: 'shair-krop-er | Function: noun
a farmer who is allowed to farm a piece of someone else’s land and receives a portion of the harvest in return
February 4, 2008 — legacy:
Pronunciation: 'leg-uh-see | Function: noun
a contribution that a person is remembered by long after he or she is gone
February 1, 2008 — segregation:
Pronunciation: 'seg-ri-gey-shuhn | Function: noun
separation based on a certain trait; Segregation refers to a period between the U.S. Civil War and the 1960s when African Americans did not have the same rights as others.
January 31, 2008 — extraterrestrial:
Pronunciation: 'ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl | Function: adjective
not from Earth; something that seems as though it is from another planet
January 30, 2008 — glaciers:
Pronunciation: 'gla'sh?r | Function: noun
large bodies of ice
January 29, 2008 — blustery:
Pronunciation: 'blus·ter·y | Function: adjective
windy
January 28, 2008 — continent:
Pronunciation: 'kon-tn-uhnt | Function: noun
one of the seven main large land areas of Earth
January 25, 2008 — summit:
Pronunciation: 'suhm-it | Function: noun
the highest point; the peak
January 24, 2008 — landslide:
Pronunciation: 'lan(d)-'slid | Function: noun
a mass of stone and dirt that moves downhill
January 23, 2008 — archaeological:
Pronunciation: 'är-ke-o-'lä-ji-kal | Function: adjective
having to do with the study of artifacts and human history
January 22, 2008 — hydroelectricy:
Pronunciation: 'hi-dro-i-'lek-tri-se | Function: noun
electricity that is made with the energy of moving water
January 21, 2008 — reservoir:
Pronunciation: 're-ze-'vwär | Function: noun
an artificial lake used to store water
January 18, 2008 — engineer:
Pronunciation: 'en-je-'nir | Function: noun
a person who uses math and science to design and build things
January 17, 2008 — restrictions:
Pronunciation: 'ri-strik'shuhns | Function: noun
limits
January 16, 2008 — resolution:
Pronunciation: 'rez-uh-loo'-shuhn | Function: noun
the act of determining to do something
January 15, 2008 — manufactured:
Pronunciation: 'man-yuh-fak'-cherd | Function: verb
made or processed into a finished product
January 14, 2008 — legislative:
Pronunciation: 'lej'-is-ley'-tiv | Function: adjective
having to do with making laws
January 11, 2008 — effect:
Pronunciation: 'i-'fekt | Function: noun
the state of being in operation
December 20, 2007 — habitat:
Pronunciation: 'hab·i·tat | Function: noun
a plant’s or an animal’s natural environment
December 19, 2007 — acquire:
Pronunciation: 'uh-kwahy-uhr | Function: verb
to get or obtain
December 18, 2007 — species:
Pronunciation: 'spee-sheez | Function: adjective
a class of animals having some common characteristics or qualities; a basic category of classifying
December 17, 2007 — capacity:
Pronunciation: 'kuh-pas-i-tee | Function: noun
a measure of how much something can hold
December 14, 2007 — plummeted:
Pronunciation: 'plum'it-ed | Function: noun
dropped suddenly and steadily; plunged
December 13, 2007 — arthropods:
Pronunciation: 'är'thre-pod' | Function: noun
a group of animals that have jointed limbs and segmented bodies
December 12, 2007 — Paleozoic Era:
Pronunciation: 'pey-lee-uh-zoh-ik-eer-uh | Function: noun
a time when plants, reptiles, and other animals first appeared, about 600 million to 250 million years ago
December 11, 2007 — yields:
Pronunciation: 'yeld | Function: verb
produces, gives way
December 10, 2007 — quarry:
Pronunciation: 'kwawr-ee | Function: verb
an open pit used for gathering building stone or slate
December 7, 2007 — disintegrate:
Pronunciation: 'dis-in-tuh-greyt | Function: verb
to break into small parts
December 6, 2007 — disastrous:
Pronunciation: 'di-'zas-tres | Function: adjective
very unfortunate, causing great damage
December 5, 2007 — illiterate:
Pronunciation: 'i(l)-li-t(e-)ret | Function: adjective
people showing remarkably little knowledge in an area; people unable to read
December 4, 2007 — laments:
Pronunciation: 'la-'ment-s | Function: verb
expresses sorrow
December 3, 2007 — innovation:
Pronunciation: 'i-ne-va-shen | Function: noun
something new
November 30, 2007 — dilemma:
Pronunciation: 'de-le-me | Function: noun
a difficult problem
November 22, 2007 — efficient:
Pronunciation: 'i-fi-shent | Function: adjective
works with as little waste as possible
November 22, 2007 — internal combustion engine:
Pronunciation: 'in-ter-nel-kem-bes-chen-en-jen | Function: noun
an engine that burns fuel inside it to power a machine
November 21, 2007 — Monaco:
Pronunciation: 'mä-ne-ko | Function: geographical name
a tiny country located on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea
November 20, 2007 — turbine:
Pronunciation: 'ter-ben | Function: noun
a machine with blades that spin and generate electricity
November 19, 2007 — rover:
Pronunciation: 'ro-ver | Function: noun
a vehicle designed to explore the terrains of moons and other planets
November 16, 2007 — photovoltaic cell:
Pronunciation: 'pho-to-väl-ta-ik-sel | Function: adjective
a device that converts sunlight into electricity
November 15, 2007 — commemorate:
Pronunciation: 'ke-me-me-rat | Function: transitive verb
honor, remember
November 14, 2007 — reserved:
Pronunciation: 'ri-zervd | Function: adjective
set aside
November 13, 2007 — Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:
Pronunciation: 'post-trau-metic-stres-dis-or-der | Function: noun
a severe and ongoing reaction to psychological trauma
November 12, 2007 — Red tape:
Pronunciation: 'red-tap | Function: noun
overcomplicated procedures, rules and regulations, paperwork
November 9, 2007 — crisis:
Pronunciation: 'kri-ses | Function: noun
an emergency
November 8, 2007 — reservoir:
Pronunciation: 're-ze-'vwär | Function: noun
a place where water is collected and stored
November 7, 2007 — inefficiency:
Pronunciation: 'i-ne-fi-shen-se | Function: noun
the state of being wasteful
November 6, 2007 — impose:
Pronunciation: 'im-'poz | Function: verb
to force
November 5, 2007 — drought:
Pronunciation: 'draut | Function: noun
a long period of dry weather with little or no rain
November 2, 2007 — conserve:
Pronunciation: 'ken-'serv | Function: transitive verb
to save
November 1, 2007 — mimic:
Pronunciation: 'mi-mik | Function: noun
to copy
October 31, 2007 — secrete:
Pronunciation: 'si-kret | Function: transitive verb
to release a fluid from the body
October 30, 2007 — traction:
Pronunciation: 'trak-shen | Function: noun
the state of holding on to or gripping a surface while moving (like a tire on pavement)
October 29, 2007 — unique:
Pronunciation: 'yu-'nek | Function: adjective
one-of-a-kind, unusual
October 26, 2007 — adhesive:
Pronunciation: 'ad-he-siv | Function: adjective
something sticky, such as tape or glue, that holds things together
October 25, 2007 — aquatic:
Pronunciation: 'e-'kwä-tik | Function: adjective
living or growing in water
October 24, 2007 — impact:
Pronunciation: 'im-'pakt | Function: noun
the strong effect that something or someone has; influence
October 23, 2007 — advocate:
Pronunciation: 'ad-ve-ket | Function: noun
someone who promotes a cause
October 22, 2007 — conservation:
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-ser-'va-shen | Function: noun
the care and protection of the environment
October 19, 2007 — marine:
Pronunciation: 'me-'re-n | Function: adjective
having to do with the oceans or the living things in them
October 18, 2007 — evolved:
Pronunciation: 'i-välv-ed | Function: verb
changed over time
October 17, 2007 — robust:
Pronunciation: 'ro-best | Function: adjective
powerfully built or sturdy
October 16, 2007 — composition:
Pronunciation: 'käm-pe-zi-shen | Function: noun
the parts that make up a whole
October 15, 2007 — herbivore:
Pronunciation: '(h)er-be-vor | Function: noun
a creature that feeds mainly on plants
October 12, 2007 — paleontologists:
Pronunciation: 'pa-le-än-tä-le-jests | Function: noun
scientists who study life, such as dinosaurs, that existed in prehistoric or geologic times
October 11, 2007 — trumped:
Pronunciation: 'tremp-d | Function: verb
beat, got the better of
October 10, 2007 — cosmonaut:
Pronunciation: 'käz-me-'not | Function: noun
an astronaut from the former Soviet Union
October 9, 2007 — rival:
Pronunciation: 'ri-vel | Function: noun
enemy
October 8, 2007 — Soviet Union:
Pronunciation: 'so-ve-'et-yün-yen | Function: noun
a former country from 1922 to 1991 that was made up of Russia and 14 other republics.
October 5, 2007 — satellite:
Pronunciation: 'sa-te-'lit | Function: noun
an object that circles around a planet or other body in space
October 4, 2007 — rain forest:
Pronunciation: 'ran-for-est | Function: noun
a wooded area (usually tropical) with high annual rainfall and tall evergreen trees whose tops form a continuous layer
October 3, 2007 — mission:
Pronunciation: 'mi-shen | Function: noun
an assigned task or job
October 2, 2007 — habitats:
Pronunciation: 'ha-bi-'tat | Function: verb
places where animals, people, or plants naturally live or grow
October 1, 2007 — conservation:
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-ser-'va-shen | Function: noun
careful and planned protection of a natural resource
September 28, 2007 — compost:
Pronunciation: 'käm-'post | Function: transitive verb
making a mixture of once-living things (such as fruit or plants) or their products (such as coffee grounds) to use for fertilizer
September 26, 2007 — Global Positioning System (GPS):
Pronunciation: 'je-pe-'es | Function: noun
a network of satellites and computers that identifies where something is located
September 25, 2007 — vocalization:
Pronunciation: 'vo-ke-'liz | Function: verb
the process of making a sound
September 24, 2007 — species:
Pronunciation: 'spe-she | Function: noun
a group of individuals that have the same qualities
September 21, 2007 — biologists:
Pronunciation: 'bi-'ä-le-jE | Function: noun
scientists who study plants and animals
September 20, 2007 — enforce:
Pronunciation: 'in-'fors | Function: adjective
to make people obey a law or regulation
September 19, 2007 — toxic:
Pronunciation: 'täk-sik | Function: adjective
poisonous
September 18, 2007 — pigment:
Pronunciation: 'pig-ment | Function: noun
a substance that gives something color
September 17, 2007 — lead:
Pronunciation: 'led | Function: verb
a blue-gray metal
September 14, 2007 — recall:
Pronunciation: 'ri-'kol | Function: transitive verb
a request from companies for the return of a product
September 13, 2007 — review:
Pronunciation: 'ri-'vyü | Function: noun
look at again
September 12, 2007 — efficient:
Pronunciation: 'i-'fi-shent | Function: adjective
getting the job done with little waste of time or energy
September 11, 2007 — concentrate:
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-sen-'trAt | Function: verb
to focus on a task
September 10, 2007 — rank:
Pronunciation: 'ra[ng]k | Function: adjective
placing in order of importance
September 7, 2007 — overwhelming:
Pronunciation: 'O-ver-'welm-ing | Function: transitive verb
very strong and powerful
September 6, 2007 — expectation:
Pronunciation: 'ek-'spek-'ta-shen | Function: noun
belief
September 5, 2007 — lumbering:
Pronunciation: 'lum-ber-ing | Function: intransitive verb
slow, clumsy
September 4, 2007 — inferences:
Pronunciation: 'in-f(e-)ren(t)s | Function: noun
guesses, theories
September 3, 2007 — accurate:
Pronunciation: 'a-kye-ret | Function: adjective
exact, correct
August 31, 2007 — mere:
Pronunciation: 'mir | Function: noun
small amount, nothing more than what is specified
August 30, 2007 — slated:
Pronunciation: 'slate-d | Function: transitive verb
set, planned for
August 29, 2007 — merchandise:
Pronunciation: 'mer-chen-'diz | Function: noun
goods bought and sold
August 28, 2007 — sleeper:
Pronunciation: 'sle-per | Function: noun
a surprise success
August 27, 2007 — whopping:
Pronunciation: 'wäp-ping | Function: transitive verb
huge, enormous
August 24, 2007 — premiere:
Pronunciation: 'pri-'myer | Function: adjective
opening
August 23, 2007 — weightlessness:
Pronunciation: 'wa-t-les-ness | Function: adjective
having no weight because of a lack of gravity
August 22, 2007 — lunar:
Pronunciation: 'lü-nar | Function: adjective
having to do with the moon
August 21, 2007 — generation:
Pronunciation: 'je-ne-'ra-shen | Function: noun
a large group of individuals who are roughly about the same age
August 20, 2007 — perseverance:
Pronunciation: 'per-se-'vir-en(t)s | Function: noun
persistence in a course of action despite all obstacles
August 17, 2007 — tragically:
Pronunciation: 'tra-jik | Function: adjective
sadly, terribly
August 16, 2007 — random:
Pronunciation: 'ran-dem | Function: noun
unpredictable; unscheduled
August 15, 2007 — controversy:
Pronunciation: 'kän-tre-'ver-sE | Function: noun
disagreement or dispute
August 14, 2007 — tainted:
Pronunciation: 'tAnt-ed | Function: verb
dishonored; harmed
August 13, 2007 — suspect:
Pronunciation: 'ses-'pekt | Function: adjective
questionable; not clear
August 10, 2007 — feat:
Pronunciation: 'fEt | Function: noun
an impressive accomplishment
August 9, 2007 — sponsored:
Pronunciation: 'spän(t)-sert | Function: verb
paid for
August 8, 2007 — estimates:
Pronunciation: 'es-te-'mAts | Function: verb
forms an opinion
August 7, 2007 — advertise:
Pronunciation: 'ad-ver-'tIz | Function: verb
to make something known
August 6, 2007 — banned:
Pronunciation: 'ban | Function: verb
forbade; prevented from doing something
August 3, 2007 — eliminating:
Pronunciation: 'i-'li-me-na-t | Function: verb
removing; getting rid of
August 2, 2007 — flourished:
Pronunciation: 'fler-ish-ed | Function: verb
grown, thrived
August 1, 2007 — critical:
Pronunciation: 'kri-ti-kel | Function: adjective
absolutely needed
July 31, 2007 — exotic:
Pronunciation: 'ig-zä-tik | Function: adjective
a species from another part of the world
July 30, 2007 — smuggle:
Pronunciation: 'sme-gel | Function: verb
to take something across a national border illegally
July 27, 2007 — conservation:
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-ser-va-shen | Function: noun
the protection of natural resources
July 26, 2007 — inspired:
Pronunciation: 'in-'spi(-e)r | Function: adjective
moved, motivated
July 25, 2007 — diabetes:
Pronunciation: 'di-a-'be-tez | Function: noun
A disease in which the body cannot easily process glucose, a type of sugar
July 24, 2007 — calories:
Pronunciation: 'ka-le-re | Function: noun
measurements of the energy given off by food
July 23, 2007 — endure:
Pronunciation: in-'dur | Function: verb
bear, suffer
July 20, 2007 — obesity:
Pronunciation: 'o-'be-se-te | Function: noun
a condition where someone is overweight or fat
July 19, 2007 — orbit:
Pronunciation: 'or-bet | Function: noun
the path followed by one object in space around another, caused by gravity
July 18, 2007 — formation:
Pronunciation: 'for-'ma-shen | Function: noun
the way in which something is created
July 17, 2007 — meteors:
Pronunciation: 'me-te-or | Function: noun
chunks of rock in space
July 16, 2007 — organic:
Pronunciation: 'or-'ga-nik | Function: adjective
anything made of the basic elements of living things
July 13, 2007 — craters:
Pronunciation: 'kra-ter | Function: noun
bowl-shaped holes in the ground caused by the impact of a meteoroid
July 12, 2007 — Thrive:
Pronunciation: 'thriv | Function: intransitive verb
grow well
July 11, 2007 — Nutrients:
Pronunciation: 'nü-tre-ent | Function: noun
substances in food that living things need
July 10, 2007 — Gas:
Pronunciation: 'gas | Function: noun
a form of matter (what things are made of) that is not liquid or solid, and which has no shape. (Not gasoline)
July 9, 2007 — Weed:
Pronunciation: 'wed | Function: noun
an unwanted plant
July 6, 2007 — Innocent:
Pronunciation: 'i-ne-sent | Function: adjective
harmless, blameless
July 5, 2007 — Adored:
Pronunciation: 'a-'dor | Function: transitive verb
loved, respected
July 4, 2007 — Stubborn:
Pronunciation: 'stu-bern | Function: adjective
difficult, unwilling to make changes
July 3, 2007 — Verses:
Pronunciation: 'vers'es
| Function: verb
sentences of poetry
July 2, 2007 — Quest:
Pronunciation: 'kwest | Function: noun
hunt
June 29, 2007 — Notable:
Pronunciation: 'no-te-bil | Function: adjective
important
June 28, 2007 — herbivore:
Pronunciation: '(h)er-be-"vor | Function: noun
an animal that eats plants
June 27, 2007 — carnivore:
Pronunciation: 'kär-ne-"vor | Function: noun
an animal that eats meat
June 26, 2007 — reign:
Pronunciation: 'ran | Function: intransitive verb
rule, time in power
June 25, 2007 — evolved:
Pronunciation: 'i-'välv | Function: verb
developed, changed over time
June 22, 2007 — paleontologists:
Pronunciation: 'pal-e-än-'tä-le-jist | Function: noun
scientists who learn about past periods of Earth by studying fossils
June 21, 2007 — manufacturers:
Pronunciation: 'man-u-fak-chur-er | Function: noun
builders
June 20, 2007 — dislocated:
Pronunciation: 'dis-lo-'kat | Function: transitive verb
a bone displaced from its normal connections with another bone
June 19, 2007 — socket:
Pronunciation: 'sä-ket | Function: noun
a hollow place that holds something
June 18, 2007 — trendy:
Pronunciation: 'tren-de | Function: adjective
popular or fashionable
June 15, 2007 — lodged:
Pronunciation: 'läj | Function: transitive verb
to become stuck or caught
June 14, 2007 — Colonial period:
Pronunciation: 'ke-'lo-ne-el-'pir-e-id | Function: noun
period when European colonies were established in the Western Hemisphere, roughly from 1500-1754
June 13, 2007 — archeologists:
Pronunciation: 'är-ke-'ä-lo-jist | Function: noun
scientists who study past cultures
June 12, 2007 — artifact:
Pronunciation: 'är-ti-fakt | Function: noun
any object that is made by people, usually of historic value or importance
June 11, 2007 — profit:
Pronunciation: 'prä-fet | Function: noun
make money
June 9, 2007 — numismatist:
Pronunciation: 'nü-miz-me-tist | Function: noun
a person who collects and studies coins and money
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