| infer | [in-'fur] verb - to derive by reasoning. Lisa and Nancy inferred Ryan's displeasure from his cool tone of voice. |
| disaster |  [di-'zas-ter] noun - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune. The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced. |
| observe | [uhb-'zurv] verb - to see or watch carefully. 1. Tyler loved hunting in the forest. He knew, though, to observe his surroundings closely before moving from spot to spot. Failing to do so could be dangerous. 2. Stephen's teacher wanted him to observe the defendant's reaction to the judge's question. |
| scarce | [skairs] adj - insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant. 1. Meat and butter were scarce in some European countries during the World War I. 2. Ben’s hometown was in the middle of a water shortage. The
brown grass and empty swimming pools made it obvious that water was scarce for the time being. |
| subscribe | [suhb-'skrahyb] verb - to contract to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication. David loved videogames. He subscribed to tons of gaming magazines, and a few videogame-related channels on YouTube. |
| reputation | [rep-yuh-'tey-shuhn] noun - the general estimation a person or something is held by the public. Jenny’s
school didn’t have a dress code, but she always came in clean, pretty clothing anyway. She had a reputation in her class as the best dressed student. She intended to keep it that way. |
| magnet |  ['mag-nit] noun - a piece of iron or steel that attracts metals with iron or steel in them. Eric
loved to play with his horseshoe magnet. Eric knew magnets weren’t magic, but watching it pull and push other magnets around without touching them seemed incredible regardless. |
| dispose | [di-'spohz] verb - to get rid of; discard. Betty and Tim learned of a better way to dispose of their paper trash on Earth Day. Instead of chucking their old papers in the trash, they took
the time to sort and recycle them. |
| persevere | [pur-suh-'veer] verb - to persist in doing something. 1. Even though the old man was indifferent, the child persevered and kept asking questions. 2. John was recently added to the school basketball
team. He knew it would cost some pain and frustration, but he would persevere. He would become a varsity member of the team as soon as he
was able. |
