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 Scrimp

Definition

 (verb)- to be sparing, frugal, saving, economize.

Term
Reckless
Definition

 (adj)- unconcerned about the consequences of an action.

Term

Mesa

Definition

 (noun)-a land formation, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

Term

Blare

Definition

 (verb)- to sound loudly and noisily

Term

Fragrant

Definition

 

(adj)-having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented.

Term

Dusk

Definition

(noun)- the state or period of partial darkness between day and night.

Term

 Skyrocket

Definition

 (verb)- to rise or increase suddenly and quickly

(noun)-a firework that goes in the air and explodes at a certain height.

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Melodious

Definition

 (adj)- producing melody, sweet sounding, musical.

Term
Caution-
Definition

(noun)-a warning against danger or evil; careful in a hazardous situation

(verb)to give warning or advise to take heed

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Amble
Definition

 (verb)- to go at a slow, easy pace; saunter

(noun)-a stroll, a slow and easy walk

Term

 

Jubilant

Definition

 (adj)- showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing

Term
Dawn
Definition

(noun) the first appearance of daylight in the morning; the beginning of anything

(verb)to begin to open or develop; to begin to brighten in the morning

Term
Sear
Definition

 

(verb)- to scorch painfully, to brand, to burn the surface of;

To dry up or wither;

To harden or make unfeeling

Term

Cumulus

Definition

(noun)- a heap or a pile;

A class of clouds that look puffs, mounds, towers

Term

 dash

Definition

(noun)- a small amount; a quick run; a punctuation mark

(verb)-to move with a rush; to throw violently or suddenly; to strike or smash; to apply roughly

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ALLOY
Definition

(noun)-a mixture of two metals, one pricey and one cheaper

(verb) to mix two metals or to mix a metal with another substance to form a new metal

Term
FALTER
Definition
(verb) to move unsteadily or stumble; to speak brokenly or hesitantly
Term
THREADBARE
Definition
(adj)-shabby, poor, or scanty; having threads worn off of fabric
Term
DEARTH
Definition
(noun)-not enough, scarcity, lack
Term
BLAZE
Definition

(noun)-a bright flame or fire

(verb)-to burn brightly; to burn with intense feeling

Term
COARSE
Definition
(adj)- harsh, grating; not delicate in texture or structure; faulty quality; not refined
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TEXTURE
Definition

(noun)-the way a surface looks and feels; the surface of a material

(verb)-to give texture to something

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FORETELL
Definition
(verb)-to tell of a thing before it happens
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PUTRID
Definition

(adj)-rotten; coming from something rotten

Term
BRUTE
Definition

(noun)-a wild, four-footed animal; a mean person

(adj)-relating to beasts

Term
JAR
Definition

(noun)-a harsh sound, a jolt, a shock

(verb)-to shake hard; to make a harsh sound

(noun)-a glass or pottery container with a large mouth

Term
SUPPLE
Definition
(adj)-capable of being bent easily without breaking; flexible; adaptable
Term
LYNX
Definition
(noun)-a wild cat with a short tail and keen eyesight
Term
SOOTHE
Definition
(verb)-to make calm; to make comfortable
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UNSTEADY
Definition
(adj)-not secure; unstable
Term
MONGREL
Definition
(noun)-an animal (usually dog) or plant of mixed origin; mutt
Term
RECALL
Definition

(noun)-a command to return; a remembrance of something

(verb)-to ask or order to come back; to bring back to mind; revoke

Term
TENDER
Definition

(adj)-not tough; youthful; very easily hurt

(noun)-to offer in payment

Term
DECAY
Definition

(noun)-a spoiled or rotting condition; gradually getting worse

(verb)-to weaken in health or soundness

Term
BLURT
Definition
(verb)- to say or tell suddenly without thinking
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TAUT
Definition
(adj)-tightly stretched; kept in good order; tense
Term
GERM
Definition
(noun)-a microbe that causes disease; a source from which something develops
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FLICKER
Definition

(noun)-a quick small movement

(verb)-to burn unsteadily

(noun)-large North American woodpecker

Term
PLUSH
Definition

(noun)- a cloth like a very soft thick velvet

(adj)-very rich and fine

Term
SURPLUS
Definition

(noun)-an amount leftover; excess

(adj)-leftover; extra

Term

 Hubbub

Definition

(noun)-a loud, confused noise.

Tumult, uproar.

Term

 Plummet

Definition

(verb) to plunge

(noun)-something that weighs down or depresses

Term

Ravine

Definition

(noun)- a gorge,

A narrow and steep sided valley commonly eroded by running water.

Term
 Splurge
Definition

     (verb)- to show off, spend a lot, to indulge in a luxury.

Term

Downcast

Definition

(adj)-depressed, dejected in spirit, eyes looking downward.

(noun)-overthrow or ruin, downward glance of eyes

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     Tattered
Definition

 (adj)- torn, shredded, ragged.

Term

Invertebrate

Definition

 (adj)- having no backbone

(noun)- an animal with no backbone, a person with no strength or character

Term

Singe

Definition

 (verb)- to burn slightly

(noun)-a light burn

Term

 Tawny

Definition

(adj)-a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.

(noun)-yellowish-brown color

Term
Bog
Definition

(noun)-wet, spongy ground with soil composed mostly of decaying vegetable matter

(verb)-to weigh down or feel stuck in thick soil

Term
RUFFIAN
Definition

noun

1.a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.

Term
BANQUET
Definition

noun

1.alavish meal; feast.

2. a ceremonious public dinner, especially one honoring a person, benefiting a charity, etc.

 

verb

3. to entertain or regale with a special dinner: They  _________ the visiting prime minister in grand style.

Term
STARTLE
Definition

verb  

1.to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.

2. to cause to start involuntarily, by or as by a sudden shock.

 

noun

3. a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.

Term
LACADAISICAL
Definition

adjective

1.without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a __________  attempt.

2. lazy; indolent: a ___________ fellow.

Term
MISSION
Definition

noun ()

1.a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.

2. the business with which such a group is charged.

3.an operation designed to carry out the goals of a specific program: a space ________.

4.a group of persons sent by a church to carry on religious work, especially evangelization in foreign lands, and often to establish schools, hospitals, etc.

5.asending or being sent for some duty or purpose.

6. noting or pertaining to a style of American furniture of the early 20th century, created in supposed imitation of the furnishings of the Spanish missions of California and characterized by the use of dark, stained wood, by heaviness, and by extreme plainness.

Term
FRAY
Definition

noun

1.a fight, battle, or skirmish. altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.

2.a competition or contest, especially in sports. tournament, match, meet, tourney.

3.a noisy quarrel or brawl. fight, dispute, tiff, spat, squabble; riot, fracas, tussle, rumpus.

Term
CHURNING
Definition

noun

1.the act of a person or thing that agitates.

2.the butter made at any one time.

3. toshake or agitate with violence or continued motion: My stomach is  __________.

Term
TWILIGHT
Definition

noun

1. the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.

2. the period in the morning or, more commonly, in the evening during which this light prevails.

3. a terminal period, especially after full development, success, etc.: the _________ of his life.

4. a state of uncertainty, vagueness, or gloom.

 

adjective

5. of, pertaining to, or resembling soft difused light; dim; obscure.

Term
GLAZE
Definition

verb

1. to furnish or fill with glass: to ______ a window.

2. to give a vitreous surface or coating to (a ceramic or the like), as by the application of a substance or by fusion of the body.

3. to cover with a smooth, glossy surface or coating.

4. Cookery . to coat (a food) with sugar, a sugar syrup, or some other glossy, edible substance.

verb

9.to become glassy: Their eyes ____________ over as the lecturer droned on.

Term
FLEXIBLE
Definition

adjective

1. capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a __________ ruler.

2. susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a _____________ schedule.

3. willing or disposed to yield; pliable: a ____________ personality.

Term
DESTINATION
Definition

noun

1. the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent: Her ___________________ was Rome.

2. the purpose for which something is planned

adjective

3. noting an attraction or event that people are willing to travel a long distance to get to, either because it is very good or distinctive or because it is located in a popular and interesting place: a _______________ wedding in the Caribbean.

Term
SKIRMISH
Definition

noun

1.  a fight between small bodies of troops, especially advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies.

2. any brisk conflict or encounter: She had a ___________ with her landlord about the rent.

Term
OBJECTIVE
Definition

noun

  1. something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goa;; target:

 

adjective

4. being the goal of one's efforts or actions.

5. not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an _________ opinion.

Term
SILT
Definition

noun

1. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.

Term
KNEAD
Definition

verb

1. to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.

2. to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage.

3. to make by folding and stretching: to _____ bread.

4. to make pressing movements with: She ________ her fist into her palm.

Term
GRIZZLED
Definition

adjective

1. having gray or partly gray hair.

2. gray or partly gray.

 

verb  

1. to complain; whimper; whine.

2. to laugh or grin in mockery; sneer.

Term
UNDERTONE
Definition

noun

1. a low or subdued tones.

2. an unobtrusive or background sound: an _______________of static from the receiver.

3. an underlying quality or element; undercurrent: There was an _______________ of regret in his refusal.

4. a subdued color; a color modified by an underlying color.

Term
ASTONISH
Definition

verb

to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect ____________ me.

Term
RASPY
Definition

adjective,

 

1.harsh; gratinG.

2. easily annoyed; irritable.

Term
VOYAGE
Definition

noun

1. a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.

2. a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle.

3. a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.

 

verb  

6. to make or take a journey; travel.

Term
SMOLDER
Definition

verb

1. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.

2. to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred  ______________beneath a polite surface.

3. to display repressed feelings, as of indignation, anger, or the like: to _________________ with rage.

Term
RIGID
Definition

adjective

1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a _____strip of metal.

2. firmly fixed or set.

3. inflexible, strict, or severe: _______ rules of social behavior.

4. exacting; thorough; rigorous: a _______ examination.

5. so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to _______ specifications.

Term
CHAFF
Definition

noun

1. the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.

2. straw cut up for fodder.

3. worthless matter; refuse.

4. the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.

Term
GRATE
Definition

noun

1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.

2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like;

3. a fireplace.

 

verb

to have an irritating or unpleasant effect: His constant chatter _________ on my nerves.

5. to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings: to ________ a carrot.

6. to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound: to ______ one's teeth.

7. to irritate or annoy.

Term
SILKEN
Definition

 

adjective

1. made of silk.

2. like silk in smoothness, softness, glossiness, or delicateness.

3. smoothly persuasive

5. elegant; luxurious.

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