facility [fasilati] n. A facility is a building that exists for a particular purpose.
-* There are many educational facilities in big cities. faculty [faekelti] n. A faculty is a mental or physical ability.
—* The boy’s mental faculties impressed all of his teachers. heap [hi:p] n. A heap of things is a large pile of them.
-» After the building was torn down, all that was left was a heap of bricks. hemisphere [hemisfiar] n. A hemisphere is one half of the earth.
—*■ In the northern hemisphere, the weather is usually warmest in July and August. h o u n d [haund] n. A hound is a type of dog that is often used for racing or hunting.
-* The men took their hounds with them when they went on the hunting trip. impersonal [imparsanal] adj. If something is impersonal, it is not friendly and makes people feel unimportant.
—► The boy felt scared on his first day at the big, impersonal high school. ornament [ornament] n. An ornament is an attractive object that people display in their homes.
-* The woman kept some colorful ornaments on the shelves. pedestrian [pedestrian] n. A pedestrian is a person who is walking on a street.
—► Cars should be careful when pedestrians are walking around. sanctuary [saen/rtjueri] n. A sanctuary is a place where people in danger can go to be safe.
—► The church was made into a sanctuary for homeless people in the winter. spectator [spekteitar] n. A spectator is someone who watches something, especially a sports event.
—► There were thousands of spectators at the big game.