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  • adjective : not moving : staying in one place or position : IMMOBILE : not changing: STABLE
    stationary sta·​tion·​ary | \ ˈstā-shə-ˌner-ē \
  • noun : a bird (such as a chicken) that is raised for food : the meat of such a bird used as food old-fashioned + humorous : a bird of any kind
    fowl ˈfau̇(-ə)l
  • noun chiefly US : a small donkey
    burro bur·​ro | \ ˈbər-(ˌ)ō , ˈbu̇r- ; ˈbə-(ˌ)rō \
  • noun 1. a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries. 2. the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it. verb form an edge along or beside (something).
    border bor·​der | \ ˈbȯr-dər
  • adjective: most important noun US : the person in charge of a public school British : the person in charge of a university or college : an amount of money that is put in a bank or lent to someone and that can earn interest
    principal prin·​ci·​pal | \ ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəl
  • noun : the building in which the people who make the laws of a U.S. state meet : the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
    capitol cap·​i·​tol | \ ˈka-pə-tᵊl , ˈkap-tᵊl \
  • noun: : the distance from one side to the other side of something // : the quality of including many things : the wide scope or range of something
    breadth // \ ˈbretth  
  • noun:  a short story about something interesting or funny in a person's life
    anecdote // an·​ec·​dote | \ ˈa-nik-ˌdōt  
  • adjective : covered by a bar or a set of bars : having bands or stripes of different color
    barred \ ˈbärd \
  • noun: : the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong // : a feeling that something you have done is morally wrong
    conscience // con·​science | \ ˈkän(t)-shən(t)s  
  • noun 1: a mattress of straw 2: a hard temporary bed
    pallet pal·​let | \ ˈpa-lət \
  • adjective: : awake and able to understand what is happening around you // : aware of something (such as a fact or feeling) : knowing that something exists or is happening // : known or felt by yourself
    conscious // con·​scious | \ ˈkän(t)-shəs  
  • : a thin board that has a hole for the thumb at one end and that is used by a painter to mix colors while painting : the range of colors used by someone
    palette pal·​ette | \ ˈpa-lət \
  • noun 1. the most important city or town of a country or region 2. wealth in the form of money or other assets 3. a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names
    capital cap·​i·​tal | \ ˈka-pə-tᵊl
  • noun 1: a person in ancient societies skilled at composing and singing songs about heroes 2: POET
    bard \ ˈbärd \
  • noun : a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal (such as a rabbit or fox) makes to live in or for safety verb : to make a hole or tunnel in the ground by digging : to move or press under, through, or into something
    burrow bur·​row | \ ˈbər-(ˌ)ō ; ˈbə-(ˌ)rō \
  • noun : a person who pays to live and have daily meals at another person's house or at a school : a person who uses a snowboard
    boarder board·​er | \ ˈbȯr-dər
  • adjective : very unpleasant to taste or smell : morally bad : very evil : very bad or unpleasant noun sports : an action that is against the rules and for which a player is given a penalty verb...
    foul \ ˈfau̇(-ə)l \
  • noun 1: a general or basic truth on which other truths or theories can be based 2: a rule of conduct based on beliefs of what is right and wrong 3: a law or fact of nature which makes possible the working of a machine or device
    principle prin·​ci·​ple | \ ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəl , -sə-bəl \
  • noun : materials (such as paper, pens, and ink) that are used for writing or typing : paper that is used for writing letters and that usually has matching envelopes
    stationery sta·​tio·​nery | \ ˈstā-shə-ˌner-ē \