| akin |
similar in kind or spirit; alike. |
| duct |
a pipe or tube that carries air or liquid. |
| educational |
giving knowledge or skill. |
| equivalent |
the same as or equal to another in force, value, measure, or meaning. |
| evolution |
the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time. |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| invaluable |
having value too great to guess or measure; priceless. |
| misplace |
to put in a wrong place; lose. |
| mourn |
to feel or act very sad because of a death or great loss; grieve. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| purely |
just; absolutely. |
| strenuous |
marked by great effort or energy; vigorous or zealous. |
| turmoil |
a state of great confusion or anxiety; commotion. |
| ultimate |
last or farthest in a progression; final. |