K Words

Question 1

kindle (v)

Answer 1

start a fire

Her teacher’s praise for her poetry kindled a spark of hope inside Maya.

Question 2

kinetic (adj)

Answer 2

relating to or producing physical motion

When an archer positions an arrow on a bowstring, draws the bowstring back, and aims at a target, the archer’s muscles, the bow, and the arrow all possess pent-up potential energy; the moment the archer releases the string and shoots, the potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy, the energy of motion.