14 terms

Terms	Definitions
anorak	a kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term)
barrow	(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
carrion	the dead and rotting body of an animal
diffuse	cause to become widely known
drear	gloomy; cheerless; depressing; dull
expostulate	reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
gorse	very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
mausoleum	a large burial chamber, usually above ground
obelisk	a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
tendril	a threadlike part of a climbing plant, often in a spiral form, supporting it by clinging to or coiling around an object a wispy or curly strand of hair, often clinging to the face or neck
ululation	a long loud emotional utterance
unflappable	not easily upset
unperturbed	calm and serene; unruffled
gutteral	sound which is produced in the back of the throat

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