Gossamer (gos'-a-mer). A fine filmy substance, like the cobweb of spiders.
Grub The larva of an insect.
Hearth (hărth). The part of the floor of a room where the fire is built.
Hemiptera (hē-mip'-te-ra). (Gr. = half-wing.) The name of an insect order including many kinds, all known as bugs.
Incomplete (in-kom-plēt'). Not fully finished or developed.
Injurious (in-jew'-ri-us). (L. injuriasus = acting unjustly or wrongly.) Something wrong or harmful.
Inquisitive (in-kwiz'-i-tiv). Curious and prying.
Insatiable (in-sā'-shi-a-bl). (L. insatiabilis = that cannot be satisfied.) Not easily satisfied; very greedy.
Isinglass (ī'-zing-glas). Thin, transparent sheets of mica.
Joint The place where two things or parts of one thing are joined or united.