stamina
noun
a workout program that builds strength and stamina
Do you have the stamina to finish the job?
mediocre
adjective
The dinner was delicious, but the dessert was mediocre.
The carpenter did a mediocre job.
crux
noun
the crux of the problem is that the school’s current budget is totally inadequate
aquatic
adjective
aquatic sports
aquatic animals
pat-a-cake
noun
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man
patty-cake
noun
a game in which two participants (such as mother and child) clap their hands together to the rhythm of an accompanying nursery rhyme
pending
adjective
the case is still pending
impending
adjective
the impending new year.
bellyache
noun
He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache.