tame [ teɪm ] The lion looked surprisingly tame.

lion's den [ den ]

unseemly [ ʌnˈsiːm.li ] He made an unseemly joke during the funeral.

seemly [ ˈsiːm.li ] His response was both seemly and respectful.

vivacious [ vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs ] Cynthia Erivo is bright and vivacious, with a vibrant singing voice.

spay [ speɪ ] The shelter spays all female animals before adoption.

hay [ heɪ ] We stored the hay in the barn.

stable [ ˈsteɪ.bəl ] Janice owns a stable in Minnesota

plow [ plaʊ ] They plowed the field before planting the crops.

cemetery [ sem.ə.ter.i ]

prodigy [ ˈprɑː.də.dʒi ] Meet Alec: Piano prodigy who's set to perform at Carnegie Hall

chore [ tʃɔːr ] I have to do some chores before going out.

spark plug [ ˈspɑːrk ˌplʌɡ ] High-performance cars often require more advanced spark plugs

boardwalk [ ˈbɔːrd.wɑːk ] We took a long walk along the boardwalk at sunset.

masking tape [ ˈmæs.kɪŋ ˌteɪp ] Maury used masking tape to protect the edges of the window while painting.

minuscule [ ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl ] However, my problems are miniscule [know that word?] compared with what all of you are experiencing.

sanity [ ˈsæn.ə.ti ] A moment of sanity in an otherwise crazy world.

trite [ traɪt ] By today's standards, as good as the film is, it might be considered a little trite

hearken back [ ˈhɑːr.kən bæk ] I think it is because this movie harkens back to my earlier years

parsley [ pɑːr.sli ] Ibby grows dill and parsley in her indoor garden.

dill [ dɪl ] Ibby grows dill in her indoor garden.

verve [ vɜːv ] She played music with great verve.

hang in there [ ˌhæŋ ˈɪn ðeə^r ] I was trying to say "hang in there", an idiom we use to say something like "be strong"

pavement [ ˈpeɪv.mənt ] Does that road has a pavement?

babbling brook [ ˈbæb.lɪŋ brʊk ] Maury's mother also liked babbling brooks

babble [ ˈbæb.əl ] She was so nervous she just babbled during the interview.

critter I had never heard of this critter before.