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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ibex (n) | a wild goat antelope with a chin beard and thick curved ridged horns |
| ibid. (abbr) | in the same book or passage |
| ibis (n) | a wading bird with a curved bill, long neck, and long legs |
| icebound (adj) | surrounded, obstructed, or sealed off by ice |
| icefield (n) | a large flat area of floating ice |
| ice fog (n) | a fog made up of crystal ice |
| ice-out (n) | when a body of water bvecomes ice |
| jacaranda (n) | any American tropical tree with hard scented wood |
| jabber (v) | chatter volubly and indistinctly |
| jackass (n) | a male donkey, an ass, or stupid person |
| jack (n) | a device for lifting heavy objects, or a flag tied to the bow of a ship showing nationality |
| jab (v) | pierce with an end or point of something |
| jackboot (n) | a millitary boot that extends above the knees |
| jacknife (n) | a large pocketknife, a dive |
| jackhammer (n) | a portable drill |
| jack of all trades (n) | a person that is good at many things |
| jacob's ladder (n) | a plant with rows of slender pointed leaves |
| kaboom (n) | the sound of an explosion |
| kabuki (n) | a form of popular Japanese drama with highly stylized song |
| kaiser (n) | an emperor of Austria |
| kalamata (n) | a medium-sized variety of purplish-black olives |
| kale (n) | a variety of cabbage |
| kaleidoscope (n) | a tube containing mirrors and peices of coloured glass or paper,whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is turned |
| kamikaze (n) | a Japenese aircraft loaded with explosives |
| kaolin (n) | a fine,soft white clay |
| karat (n) | a measure of purity of gold |
| kasha (n) | a soft food made of boiled or baked buckwheat |