Independent  

Adjective | in-di-pen-duhnt

not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things

Variety  

Noun | vuh-rahy-i-tee

the characteristic of often changing and being different

Variable  

Adjective | vair-ee-uh-buhl

likely to change often

Reticent  

Adjective | ret-uh-suhnt

unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

Irrigate  

Verb | ir-i-geyt

to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow

Compose  

Verb | kuhm-pohz

to produce music, poetry, or formal writing

Ingenuity  

Noun | in-juh-noo-i-tee

someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something

Recount  

Verb | ri-kount

to describe how something happened, or to tell a story