infare (ĭnʹfâr). A party given by the husband’s family as a welcome to the new wife.

institute (ĭnʹstĭ tūt). A meeting of school teachers.

Israel (ĭzʹra᷵ ĕl). Ancient kingdom of Palestine, the scene of the stories of the Bible.

larvae (lärʹvē). The tiny worms hatched from insect eggs.

leghorn (lĕgʹhôrn). A variety of fowl that gets its name from Leghorn, a city in Italy.

loam (lōm). Clayey earth or soil.

lozenge (lŏzʹĕnj). A kind of candy.

mahogany (mȧ hŏgʹȧ nĭ). A tree having a reddish brown wood.

mature (mȧ tūrʹ). To become ripe.