cannon — A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles.
china — China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, plates, and ornaments.
cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
diamond — A diamond is a hard, bright, precious stone which is clear and colourless. Diamonds are used in jewellery and for cutting very hard substances.
dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
hindsight — recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
hydrant — an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
lima — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
nitrate — Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
nylon — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
pyrite — a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
termite — any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
tonight — this present or coming night; the night of this present day.
tyrant — a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
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ammonite — any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Ammonoidea, which were common in Mesozoic times and generally had a coiled partitioned shell. Their closest modern relative is the pearly nautilus
animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
dolomite — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
finalize — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
icicle — a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
idolize — to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
iodine — a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
neophyte — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
