Word Masters #3
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58 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 defile | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains), a steep or narrow passage |
| defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| defile | to make unclean, impure |
| defile | to pollute, to corrupt |
| drivel | a worthless message; meaningless talk |
| drivel | (n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; |
| drivel | nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
| artless | Without deceit or cunning; natural; simple |
| artless | (of persons) lacking art or knowledge; poorly made or done |
| artless | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; free from intent to deceive or impress others |
| artless | innocent, naive |
| culminate | bring to a head or to the highest point physically or developmentally |
| culminate | of a celestial body: reach its highest altitude |
| distort | twist and press out of natural shape or position |
| distort | (v.) to give a false or misleading account of |
| cunning | sly, clever at being deceitful; guile |
| cunning | skill or adeptness in performance; dexterity |
| cunning | crafty in the use of special resources, skill or knowledge |
| staid | characterized by dignity and propriety |
| staid | unemotional |
| thwart | to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate |
| thwart | A seat across a boat; passing or lying crosswise or across |
| pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal |
| pernicious | destructive; wicked or malicious |
| fissure | a long narrow opening |
| fissure | narrow cleft or slit; usually for passage of blood vessels and nerves |
| rampant | Growing without check, running wild. |
| perturb | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| perturb | throw into great confusion or disorder |
| perturb | to alter an object's regular path |
| solace | the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment |
| solace | give moral or emotional strength to |
| rampage | violently angry and destructive behavior |
| burgher | a merchant; a citizen of a medieval town |
| burgher | a member of the middle class |
| roil | make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb |
| roil | be agitated |
| roil | to disturb or displease |
| salve | to soothe or heal |
| salve | an ointment that soothes or heals |
| turbulent | violently agitated or disturbed |
| turbulent | violent, stormy |
| garble | to mix up or distort |
| garble | (v.) to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible |
| vagabond | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| vagabond | meaningless; pointless |
| wan | (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness |
| wan | abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress |
| wan | evening; night; late |
| snub | ignore or behave coldly toward; to bring something to a stop |
| foray | a sudden short attack |
| foray | a sudden raid; an initial attempt, esp. outside one's usual field |
| foray | a straying path tried for the first time |
| ruddy | Having a healthy reddish color |
| shrine | A place of worship that is often dedicated to a sacred object or person |
| shrine | a container for sacred relics |
| shrine | enshrine; to preserve or cherish as sacred |
| shrine | enclose; shut in; close in |
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