Free stingrays and remove harmful algae from the ocean. After removing enough debris from the stingrays, you will be asked to select the correct answer to continue.
Vocabulary Pinball
Click on the red flipper buttons to keep the ball in play. Try to hit all of the letters with the ball to spell a word. Next, choose the correct definition for the word. A correct answer gives a free ball and an incorrect takes a ball away. Hold down and release the green button to launch the ball! Try all of the lists or register to make your own!
Quebec City -- The only walled city north of Mexico
Montreal -- One of the world's largest inland ports
Churchill -- Polar Bear Capital of the World
Cara's List 33
accountable -- having to answer for one's actions
eliminate -- to get rid of
possession -- ownership; property
hazard -- a source of harm
strenuous -- requiring much energy
horizon -- the line where earth and sky seem to meet
participate -- to take part
biography -- the written story of a person's life
fundamental -- basic
lax -- not strict; careless
Cara's List 34
exhibition -- a public show or display
prominent -- easy to see
extraordinary -- very unusual; remarkable
edible -- fit to eat
illustrate -- to make clear by examples or pictures
quest -- a search or hunt
illiterate -- unable to read and write
excursion -- a short trip
intellect -- mental ability; the mind
legible -- clearly written; readable
IEW Vocab Words 1-14
radiant -- shining or giving off light; beaming, as with joy or energy
streak -- to move very fast; to leave a mark with a different color or texture
towering -- reaching a height above others
depict -- to describe by words or by picture
colossal -- huge
plead -- to beg
quake -- to shake or vibrate
descend -- to go down
corrupt -- to change from good to bad
indefinite -- not fixed or limited; not measurable; not clear
serpentine -- twisting and turning
bellow -- to give a loud, deep, roar
fashioned -- made, built, or shaped
contrary -- opposing or resisting
validate -- to prove to be true
IEW Vocab Words 16-28
splendor -- magnifence
adorned -- decorated
ascend -- to go up
presently -- soon
monument -- something that serves as reminder of something else - esp. a building or statue
resemble -- to be like or similar to
erode -- to wear away
devour -- to eat or consume greedily
baffling -- hard to understand
enigma -- a mystery
fanciful -- imaginary
wail -- to grieve or cry
despair -- loss of hope
Narlita's List 1
sit --
the --
sun --
net --
a --
ran --
hot --
cub --
man --
bus --
Narlita's List 10
burn --
dirt --
sir --
third --
purse --
turn --
girl --
shirt --
have --
serve --
curl --
first --
stir --
said --
her --
Narlita's List 11
moist --
boy --
proud --
said --
oil --
join --
point --
toy --
skirt --
spoil --
noise --
joy --
blow --
what --
boil --
Narlita's List 12
shook --
loose --
roof --
give --
look --
wood --
food --
room --
have --
book --
foot --
boot --
moon --
tooth --
good --
Narlita's List 13
fork --
word --
cool --
chick --
born --
horse --
took --
was --
check --
ouch --
horn --
work --
says --
chin --
much --
Narlita's List 2
coat --
bean --
game --
the --
boat --
made --
to --
goat --
read --
ride --
Narlita's List 3
cone --
came --
cake --
I --
cute --
keep --
come --
kite --
kick --
cat --
Narlita's List 4
brick --
broke --
lick --
snake --
shake --
to --
bake --
snack --
clock --
come --
back --
like --
Narlita's List 5
pray --
spray --
stray --
you --
play --
stay --
way --
to --
day --
gray --
clay --
hay --
Narlita's List 6
puff --
cross --
well --
you --
cuff --
sniff --
will --
doll --
stuff --
bless --
bell --
of --
Narlita's List 7
he --
my --
go --
one --
be --
by --
try --
so --
me --
cry --
no --
two --
Narlita's List 8
of --
shy --
sheep --
this --
with --
shade --
fresh --
then --
do --
she --
brush --
that --
Narlita's List 9
crown --
snow --
cloud --
now --
clown --
slow --
was --
shout --
cow --
brown --
town --
what --
round --
south --
down --
Orders of Insects
Hemiptera -- Half Wings
Coleoptera -- Sheath Wings
Lepidoptera -- Scale Wings
Odonata -- Toothed
Hymenoptera -- Membrane Wings
Diptera -- Two Wings
Orthoptera -- Straight Wings
Homoptera -- Same Wings
Provinces and Territories
NewBrunswick -- Fredericton
NWTerritories -- Yellowknife
PrinceEdIsland -- Charlottetown
YukonTerritory -- Whitehorse
Manitoba -- Winnipeg
NovaScotia -- Halifax
Ontario -- Toronto
Saskatchewan -- Regina
BritishColumbia -- Victoria
Newfoundland -- St. John's
Nunavut -- Iqaluit
Quebec -- Quebec City
Alberta -- Edmonton
Reading Vocabulary List 1
inflammation -- pain, redness, and swelling caused by infection
craven -- cowardly
desolate -- deserted; barren
incandescent -- shining brightly
talons -- the claws of a bird of prey
slough -- a muddy hollow; a swamp
flatiron -- an iron that was heated on a hearth and used for pressing clothes or warming beds
remote -- located far away; secluded
filigree -- a delicate and detailed design
buffalo wolves -- wolves that lived on the plains and hunted buffalo
Reading Vocabulary List 2
cavalcade -- a parade of riders on horseback
brusquely -- abruptly
turbid -- muddy
guffaw -- to laugh heartily
mirage -- an optical illusion
quiver -- a portable case for holding arrows
prim -- neat
brackish -- somewhat salty
affrighted -- filled with fear
lodgings -- places to live
Reading Vocabulary List 3
renegade -- an outlaw; a rebel
serenity -- the quality of remaining calm
alcoves -- secluded places
valiant -- courageous
prostrate -- lying flat on the ground
trowel -- a small garden tool used for scooping dirt
teeming -- abounding; swarming
rangy -- long and slender
sheen -- glistening brightness
discern -- to detect; distinguish
Reading Vocabulary List 4
skiff -- a shallow flat-bottom boat
militia -- ordinary citizens ready for battle
sentry -- a guard
marshal -- a high-ranking official who aids the king in military affairs
bow -- the front section of a boat
orderly -- a soldier whose job is to help a superior officer
marquis -- a nobleman ranking just below a duke
stern -- the rear section of a boat
beeves -- meat from beef cattle
knoll -- a small hill
Reading Vocabulary List 5
rughless -- without compassion or mercy
wharf -- a dock where ships load and unload
speculated -- thought about; considered
straightway -- immediately
dispensary -- a place where medicines and treatments are given out
embedded -- fixed firmly
vermilion -- bright red color
infirmary -- a type of hospital, usually small
intimate -- very close
guttural -- having the quality of sounds made in the throat
Reading Vocabulary List 7
bowie -- a special hunting knife invented by Jim Bowie
jalopy -- an old, worn-out automobile
rawboned -- having a lean frame with prominent bones
lariat -- a lasso
greenhorn -- an inexperienced person
amend -- to improve
bowery -- a pleasant shady area
tenderfoot -- a newcomer; not used to rough outdoor life
towheaded -- having white-blond hair
piazza -- porch
Reading Vocabulary List 8
laden -- weighed down wih a burden
azure -- a purplish blue
bottoms -- low-lying land next to a river
froth -- to foam
lithe -- flexile
apparatus -- an appliance or device for a particular purpose
gally -- the kitchen of a ship
yoke -- a bar to be carried across the shoulders with equal weights suspended on each end
Godhead -- the Trinity
ledger -- a book in which business accounts are kept
Spelling List 24
plagiarism -- the use of someone else's thoughts or words as your own
italic -- a style of printing which slants to the right
bibliography -- a list of books and articles on a particular subject
grammar -- the study of how a language works
compliment -- something good said of someone
synonymous -- having the same or nearly the same meaning
essay -- a short composition
complement -- something that completes or makes perfect
antecedent -- the word to which a pronoun refers
communicate -- to send or receive messages; to make known
Spelling List 28
Celsius scale -- a scale for measuring temperature on which 0 degrees marks the freezing point of water and 100 degrees marks the boiling point
arid -- dry
condensation -- the forming of tiny droplets of water as water vapor cools
jet stream -- a high-speed wind current moving from west to east around the earth
hygrometer -- an instrument for measuring humidity
Fahrenheit scal -- a scale for measuring temperature on which 32 degrees marks the freezing point of water and 212 degrees marks the boiling point
drought -- a long season of no rain
barometer -- an instrument for measuring air pressure
Spelling Vocab List 1
consent -- permission
compelled -- forced; commanded
compound -- having two or more parts put together
concentration -- close attention
condescend -- to come down to another's mental or social level
deficiency -- shortage; inadequacy
companion -- a friend; one who accompanies another
contrite -- feeling deeply sorry for having sinned
conceit -- vanity
condemn -- to declare guilty; to sentence
consistency -- faithfulness; firmness of character
commercial -- having to do with business or trade
compassionate -- sympathetic
compromise -- the settling of a disagreement by both sides giving up something
concept -- an idea
Spelling Vocab List 2
attempted -- tried; made an effort
autobiography -- the story of one's life, written by oneself
incision -- a cut
inherit -- to receive something from an ancestor at his death
implement -- a tool; a utensil
irrigation -- the supplying of land with water by using ditches or sprinklers
bibliography -- a list of books and articles on a particular subject
incinerate -- to burn to ashes
import -- to bring in from another country
imminent -- about to happen; close at hand
persuaded -- convinced by argument or pleading
autocrat -- an absolute ruler
inoculate -- to inject a vaccine into a living organism to prevent disease
inhabit -- to dwell in or live in a place
immigrant -- a person who comes into a new country to live
Spelling Vocab List 3
physician -- a person skilled in the art of healing; a doctor
biography -- the story of a person's life
predict -- to say in advance
submerged -- covered with water
substitute -- a person or thing that takes the place of another
dialogue -- a conversation between two or more people
biology -- the study of living things
diction -- the choice and use of words
contradict -- to say the opposite
subdue -- to conquer; to bring under control
diagnose -- to find the cause of a problem by close examination
amphibious -- able to live on land and in water
verdict -- the decision of a jury
suburb -- a community on the outskirts of a city
submissive -- yielding to the authority of another
Spelling Vocab List 5
defer -- to submit to another's wishes
monarchy -- a nation governed by a king or queen
convertible -- able to be changed into something else
durable -- lasting; not easily broken
reliable -- trustworthy; able to be counted on
conifer -- a cone-bearing tree
monogram -- a single design made up of a person's initials
audible -- able to be heard
edible -- can be eaten
portable -- able to be moved from place to place
transfer -- to move up or carry from one place or person to another
fertile -- bearing fruit in great quanitities
visible -- able to be seen
credible -- can be believed
capable -- having ability; skillful
Spelling Vocab List 6
biennial -- occurring every two years or lasting for two years, (as plants)
alliance -- a union or agreement
allegiance -- devotion; loyalty
resemblance -- likeness
fortify -- to make strong or secure
bisect -- to divide into two equal parts
triune -- being three in one
hindrance -- something that gets in the way
abundance -- much more than enough
geology -- the study of the earth through rocks
triangle -- a three-sided figure
assistance -- help or support
repentance -- sorrow for having done wrong and a desire to correct it
endurance -- the power to keep on without giving up
geography -- the description of the earth and its surface
Vocabulary for List 20
quorum -- the number of members required at a meeting to conduct business
legislative -- the branch of government that makes the laws
Cabinet -- advisors to the President
federal -- having to do with the national government
inaugurated -- installed in office with a ceremony
executive -- the branch of government that carries out the laws
liberal -- a person who seeks to break away from traditional beliefs and values
ambassador -- a representative sent by one government to another
judicial -- the branch of government that interprets the laws according to the Constitution
conservative -- a person who seeks to preserve (keep) traditional beliefs and values
Vocabulary for List 21
speculations -- opinions based on reason
eerie -- causing fear
rations -- specific amounts of food
batten -- make secure
omnipotent -- all powerful
vigil -- a time of watching while others sleep
laboratory -- a workplace for scientists
Vocabulary for List 22
ciphered -- did arithmetic
hew -- to cut
cadet -- a military school student
grubbing -- digging
vices -- evil practices or habits
fray -- a fight
mainstay -- the main support
Vocabulary for List 23
appropriated -- set aside for a particular use
kiln -- an oven for hardening or drying substances like bricks and ceramics
solicit -- to ask for
elated -- full of joy
pawned -- borrowed money in exchange for personal property
charity -- good will; love
malice -- ill will; hatred
Vocabulary for List 24
drafted -- required to join the military
prone -- lying face down
ungainly -- awkward and clumsy
outset -- the beginning
staunch -- firm and steadfast
momentum -- the force that keeps an object moving
silhouette -- an outline of something, usually filled in with black
Vocabulary for List 25
effervescence -- high spirits
jovial -- fun-filled
aquatic -- taking place in water
intimate -- closely acquainted
amiable -- pleasant, good natured
indolent -- lazy
protege -- one who is trained by another
Vocabulary for List 26
harrowing -- extremely distressing
languor -- stillness
emitted -- spoke; uttered
inculcate -- to teach; instill
unverifiable -- not able to be proven
incorporate -- to combine with
travail -- anquish; extreme hardship
Vocabulary for List 27
dignity -- manner and appearance worthy of respect
kerchief -- a handkerchief, often tied around the neck
ambush -- a sudden attack made from a place of hiding
hunch -- an instinctive feeling or idea
mirth -- happiness characterized by laughter
encumber -- add a burden to
lair -- the home of a wild animal
Vocabulary for List 28
balmy -- gentle and pleasant
lamentation -- an expression of grief
zephyrs -- soft, gentle breezes
curlew -- a bird with long legs and a curved bill
whiff -- a smell passing through the air
buckwheat -- a type of wheat used to make flour
pewter -- a silver-colored metal used to make tableware
Vocabulary for List 6
lanky -- tall, thin, and awkward
burly -- strong and muscular
capsize -- to overturn in the water
blundered -- moved clumsily
aside -- a remark made quietly so as not to be heard by most
chisel -- a tool used to cut and carve
foreman -- the leader of a work crew
fervently -- showing great emotion or zeal
miser -- a greedy person who hoards money
ties -- wooden beams laid across a railroad bed to secure the rails
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