dancing that is performed on a stage and that uses dance, music, costumes, and scenery to tell a story
You can also watch ballet.
choir
a group of people that sings songs
My school choir had a concert last night.
competition
the people, as a group, that one is trying to do better than
Zach’s conscience whispered that a true victory comes from fair competition.
fascinate
to cause a person to become very interested in something
I’ve always been fascinated with space.
insurance
the promise of a sum of money in event of loss
The cost of health insurance is sky rocketing, making it unaffordable for most people.
orphanage
a building in which many children without parents live
Kelly was raised in an orphanage. She did not know who her parents were.
rate
a charge that is set according to a standard scale
Interest equals the cost of the product, or principal, times the interest rate (written as a decimal) times the number of years.
salmon
a marine and freshwater food fish which has pink flesh
We watched the salmon migrating upstream to spawn.
stray
To stray means to go in a wrong direction and often become lost. stray cats are cats without homes.
textbook
a book used by students for standard work for a particular branch of study
The new science textbooks are very heavy.