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  1. kabob
    cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer
  2. kaleidoscope
    an optical toy in a tube
  3. kangaroo
    a leaping marsupial with powerful hind legs and a thick tail
  4. Kansas
    a state in midwestern United States
  5. karaoke
    singing popular songs accompanied by a recording
  6. karat
    the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
  7. karate
    a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat
  8. katydid
    large green long-horned grasshopper of North America
  9. kayak
    a light, narrow boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle
  10. kazoo
    a toy wind instrument into which one hums
  11. keen
    intense or sharp
  12. keep
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  13. keeper
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  14. keepsake
    something of sentimental value
  15. kelp
    large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
  16. kennel
    a building or cage that serves as a shelter for a dog
  17. Kentucky
    a state in east central United States
  18. kept
    not violated or disregarded
  19. kerchief
    a square scarf folded into a triangle and worn over the head
  20. kernel
    a single whole grain of a cereal
  21. kerosene
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel
  22. ketch
    a sailing vessel with two masts
  23. ketchup
    thick condiment made from tomatoes
  24. kettle
    a metal pot with a lid for stewing or boiling
  25. kettledrum
    a large brass or copper drum
  26. key
    metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated
  27. keyboard
    set of levers that can be pressed, as on a piano or computer
  28. keyhole
    the hole where a key is inserted
  29. keypad
    a keyboard that is a data input device for computers
  30. khaki
    a sturdy type of cloth that is a light brown color
  31. kibbutz
    a collective farm or settlement in modern Israel
  32. kick
    drive or propel with the foot
  33. kickoff
    (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
  34. kid
    young goat
  35. kidnap
    take someone away against their will, often for ransom
  36. kidnapper
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim
  37. kidnapping
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
  38. kidney
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
  39. kill
    cause to die
  40. kiln
    a furnace for firing, burning, or drying porcelain or bricks
  41. kilogram
    one thousand grams
  42. kilometer
    a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
  43. kilowatt
    a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
  44. kilt
    a traditional knee-length skirt worn by men in Scotland
  45. kimono
    a loose robe originating in Japan
  46. kin
    a person related to another or others
  47. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  48. kindergarten
    a preschool for children to prepare them for primary school
  49. kindhearted
    having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
  50. kindle
    catch fire
  51. kindness
    the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane
  52. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  53. king
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
  54. kingdom
    the domain ruled by a monarch
  55. kink
    a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
  56. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  57. kiosk
    small area set off by walls for special use
  58. kiss
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
  59. kit
    gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
  60. kitchen
    a room equipped for preparing meals
  61. kite
    plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
  62. kitten
    young domestic cat
  63. kitty
    young domestic cat
  64. kiwi
    fuzzy brown fruit with tart green flesh
  65. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal
  66. klutz
    someone who is clumsy
  67. knack
    a special way of doing something
  68. knapsack
    a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  69. knave
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
  70. knead
    use the hands to mix and work something into a uniform mass
  71. knee
    hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
  72. kneel
    rest one's weight on one's knees
  73. knickers
    underpants worn by women
  74. knickknack
    a small, inexpensive decorative object
  75. knife
    edge tool used as a cutting instrument
  76. knight
    a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry
  77. knighthood
    aristocrats holding the rank of knight
  78. knit
    make by needlework with interlacing yarn
  79. knitted
    made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
  80. knitting
    needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
  81. knob
    a circular rounded projection or protuberance
  82. knock
    deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
  83. knoll
    a small natural mound
  84. knot
    a fastening formed by looping and tying a cord or rope
  85. knotty
    tangled in snarls
  86. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
  87. know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
  88. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
  89. known
    apprehended with certainty
  90. knuckle
    a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
  91. koala
    a tailless, gray marsupial that lives in trees
  92. kook
    someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
  93. Koran
    the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
  94. Korea
    an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea); the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
  95. kosher
    conforming to the dietary laws of Judaism
  96. kremlin
    citadel of a Russian town
  97. krypton
    a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
  98. kumquat
    a small oval citrus fruit with a thin sweet rind
  99. kung fu
    a Chinese martial art
  100. Kwanzaa
    a festival featuring African-American culture
Created on Tue Oct 19 01:31:45 EDT 2010

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