unscathed
adjective
She escaped from the wreckage unscathed.
detest
verb
I detest pepperoni, and wouldn’t eat it if you paid me!
prank
noun
He enjoys playing pranks on his friends.
verb
Do not prank me!
ventilation
noun
a room with good ventilation
headphone
noun
earphone
noun
earbud
noun
scrapbook
noun
scrounge
verb
scrounge a dollar from a friend
sprout
verb
seeds sprouting in the spring
The garden is sprouting weeds.
splinter
noun
I got a splinter in my finger.
There were splinters of glass everywhere.
sprinkle
verb
He sprinkled water on the plants.
noun
splatter
verb
Rain splattered against the windows.
sprawl
verb
The kids sprawled on the floor to watch TV.
sprawled on the couch watching TV
The bushes were sprawling along the road.
jackpot
noun
The lottery jackpot is up to one million dollars.
blockbuster
noun
the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer
jackal
noun
phantom
noun
The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media.
cartwheel
noun
- a large coin (such as a silver dollar)
chili
noun
- a hot pepper
rip
verb
She ripped the fabric in half.
He ripped open the package.
chant
verb
protesters were chanting outside
rant
verb
- to talk loudly and wildly
gripe
verb
The students griped that they had too much homework.
rune
noun
mope
verb
Like a little child, he often moped when he didn’t get what he wanted.
twine
noun
The package was wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine.
robe
noun
The priest wore a purple robe.
gape
verb
- to open the mouth wide
rage
verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision.
dude
noun
Hey, dude, what’s up?
OK, dude, whatever you say.
benevolent
adjective
a benevolent donor
a benevolent society
a benevolent organization
benevolent smiles
sage
noun
mane
noun
- long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
The lion’s mane
slime
noun
Green slime covers the surface of the pond.
vie
verb
vied with his colleagues for the coveted promotion
marinate
verb
The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.
chew
verb
We were taught to chew our food thoroughly before swallowing.
You’re not allowed to chew gum in class.
fondue
noun
dip fruit in melted chocolate to have a chocolate fondue
borough
noun
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
frown
verb
She was frowning when she entered the room, so I knew that she was annoyed about something.
scowl
Noun
The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late.
Beethoven’s iconic scowl
growl
verb
the dog growled at the stranger
boil
verb
a pot of boiling water
pout
verb
a pouting child
The boy didn’t want to leave—he stomped his feet and pouted.
howl
verb
several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down
slouch
noun
The difference between the slouch and standing straight up, was the difference between a negative and positive perception.
verb
The boy was slouching over his school books.
prowl
verb
a tiger prowling in the jungle
The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.
I prowled the store looking for sales.
rowdy
adjective
a rowdy game of basketball
turquoise
noun
