Word library

A long-distance running race, usually just over forty-two kilometres.

A hard, smooth stone often used in sculpture and buildings, or a small glass ball used in games.

Small, colored glass balls used in a children's game, or the game played with them.

The third month of the year, when spring often begins in the northern hemisphere.

The empty space around the edge of a page, or the amount by which one thing exceeds another.

Land that produces little value or yield, often because it is poor quality, hard to reach, or unsuitable for productive use.

Relating to the sea, especially its plants, animals, and environment.

The scientific study of organisms that live in the ocean and other bodies of salt water.

Relating to the sea, especially in connection with ships, sailing, or trade.

A visible spot, line, or stain on a surface, or a grade given for schoolwork.

A pen with a thick felt tip, used for writing or drawing in bold color.

A place where people gather to buy and sell goods.

A situation in which a free market fails to distribute goods or resources efficiently on its own, often requiring some form of intervention.

The activity of promoting and selling products or services.

A dark brownish-red color.

The legal union of two people as partners.

Having a husband or wife.

To become someone's husband or wife in a legal or formal ceremony.

An area of low, wet ground, often covered with grasses and reeds.

A type of mammal, such as a kangaroo or koala, whose young are born undeveloped and typically continue growing in a pouch on the mother's body.

A political and economic theory, developed by Karl Marx, that analyzes society mainly through class conflict and predicts the eventual replacement of capitalism with a classless system.

The amount of matter that an object contains, or a large quantity or number of something.

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.

The brutal killing of a large number of people.

Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

A person with great skill in something, or someone with control or authority over others.

A flat piece of material placed on the floor or a surface, often for wiping feet or exercising.

A game between two teams or players, or a small stick used to light a fire.

The physical substance that something is made from.

The belief that owning possessions and physical comfort are the most important things in life.

Placing too much importance on money and physical possessions rather than on spiritual or intellectual things.

The study of numbers, shapes, and how they relate to each other.

Relating to a family, group, or society led by a woman or women, with authority passed down through the female line.

A rectangular arrangement of numbers or symbols in rows and columns, or the environment in which something develops.

A subject or situation that people think about or deal with, or, in a different sense, the physical substance that makes up everything around us.

A thick, soft pad that lies on top of a bed frame and is slept on.

Overly sentimental and tearful, especially about the past.

A person who thinks and acts independently, often against established rules or norms.

A short statement expressing a general truth or rule of behavior.

To make something as large or effective as possible.

The largest amount or level that is possible or allowed.

Used to show that something is possible, or to politely ask or give permission.

Possibly, but not certainly.

The elected head of a city or town's government.

A confusing network of paths designed to make it hard to find your way through.

Used by a speaker to refer to themselves, as the object of a verb or preposition.

A field covered in grass and often wildflowers.

An occasion when food is eaten, or the food eaten on such an occasion.